USDA says 37.6 percent of farmers responded to the survey for its latest report, compared to 44.3 percent last year.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is actively considering a phased reopening of the southern border to Mexican feeder cattle, as the agency continues to monitor the spread of New World screwworm.
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is working directly with ag input companies to address the still-rising costs of farmer inputs amid warnings of fertilizer supply shortages and ongoing disruptions. Rollins told Fox News last weekend that her agency wants significant relief for farmers.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2026, which are effective April 1, 2026. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
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USDA Tuesday released its 2026 Spring Prospective Plantings Report.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced the removal of the DEF sensor requirement for all diesel equipment, stating that the sudden speed losses and shutdowns caused by DEF system failures unacceptably compromise safety and productivity. The agency vowed to continue to pursue all legal avenues to address American’s complaints and keep farmers from losing days in the field.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially deregulated a new genetically engineered corn trait designed to combat one of corn growers’ most persistent pests: corn rootworm.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2025, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026
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USDA’s Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says the agency is working to fast-track disaster assistance for producers impacted by recent wildfires.
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The National Family Farm Coalition, an advocacy group that has historically been critical of large-scale and corporate agriculture, is raising concerns over a reported delay to a federal poultry rule it says is critical for contract growers.
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At the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, U.S. Department of Agriculture Administrator for the Rural Business and Cooperative Service J.R. Claeys announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is guaranteeing $115.2 million across eight states through the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) to ensure sawmills and other wood processing facilities have the necessary funding to establish, reopen, expand, or improve their operations.
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With deportation raids sending a chill across farm country, the Trump administration wants to make it easier for U.S. farms to hire migrant workers, angering critics across the political spectrum.
On January 1, new emergency rules took effect, allowing U.S. farms to hire more workers and pay less in wages for migrants coming in on H-2A temporary labor visas.
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Over 2.0 million landowners rented out 348 million acres of farmland, according to the results of the 2024 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey results released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Of these acres, 79% are owned by non-farming landlords.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has designated eight north Louisiana parishes as Natural Disaster Areas following the severe winter storm in January.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration is working to ease labor restrictions for Louisiana farmers, particularly those in the aquaculture industry, as planting season begins amid rising diesel prices and ongoing visa limitations.
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