Mariah Squire

The EPA and Army Corps on Monday unveiled a new WOTUS rule aiming to bring clarity to water regulations. Farm groups praised the move, while environmental advocates warned it could weaken clean water protections.

Farm groups across the country welcomed actions by Congress and the president to end the record-breaking government shutdown, calling for renewed focus on the farm bill, biofuels, and restoring full USDA services.

For the sixth straight week, the USDA didn’t release its Crop Progress report, as the shutdown continues, leaving farmers to rely on analyst estimates for corn, soybeans, and winter wheat progress.

For the fifth straight week, USDA failed to release its Crop Progress report as the shutdown continues, leaving farmers to rely on analyst estimates for corn, soybeans, and winter wheat progress.

Farm groups welcomed China’s agreement to resume major U.S. soybean purchases, calling the multi-year deal a meaningful step toward restoring stable trade and farm income.

With Crop Progress reports halted for a month, five-year averages from the USDA’s late October 2024 report show how corn harvest typically stands in at this point across the top-producing states.

A day-by-day look at how Trump’s Argentine beef import proposal ignited backlash from U.S. cattle producers and reshaped the conversation around domestic beef policy.

President Trump’s defense of Argentine beef imports drew sharp criticism from U.S. cattle groups warning the move could hurt family ranchers and distort the market.

With no new USDA Crop Progress reports since late September, farmers and analysts are relying on private data to track how harvest is advancing across the Corn Belt.

With USDA crop reports paused for a second week amid the government shutdown, analysts estimate corn harvest at 44% and soybeans at 58%, as farmers push ahead.

The USDA’s latest Crop Progress report shows corn harvest at 18%, soybeans at 19%, and winter wheat planting 2 points behind average.

See five new products unveiled at World Dairy Expo 2025, from a telehandler purpose-built for dairy farm operations to next-gen milking technology.

An Ohio farm couple’s 37-year marriage and family tradition trace back to the 1985 Farm Science Review.

The USDA’s 25th Crop Progress report, released Sept. 22, shows corn harvest at 11%, soybeans at 9%, and winter wheat planting at 20%, with crop conditions slipping slightly. Here’s a closer look.

The USDA’s 24th Crop Progress report, released Sept. 15, shows soybean harvest underway, corn condition slipping another percentage point, and winter wheat planting beginning in even more states. Here’s a closer look.

Almost a year after Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina, Tar Heel State farmers have some more financial help coming their way.

Among Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, very little corn harvest progress has been made, but growers are preparing for the season. Although some farmers are excited to begin, agronomists say things like disease, dry conditions, and even early frost are discouraging others.

Farm groups and ag leaders respond to the MAHA commission’s new health strategy, praising some reforms while raising concerns over food and farming policies.

U.S. soybeans are on schedule, but sudden death syndrome is becoming more evident across Midwest fields and could weigh on late-season crop progress.

Farm and biofuel groups welcomed EPA’s refinery exemption decisions but urged full reallocation to protect renewable fuel demand.