The agricultural community is widely praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow sales of the higher-ethanol E15 gas blend during the summer. The decision comes as consumer fuel prices have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will announce actions to help U.S. farmers on Friday, as the White House prepares to host hundreds of farmers, ranchers and executives for an event highlighting the agricultural sector.

For the Holley Family, farming is more than a job. It is a family legacy that runs more than a century deep. Charles Holley of Produce Ridge has a deep connection to his land. He grew up on the farm and learned to cultivate the land from his parents.

Democratic and Republican senators from the Great Plains and Midwest have proposed the "Fertilizer Transparency Act" to offset, or at least monitor, the rising costs of fertilizer amid the third week of the war in Iran. 

Dr. Carrie Castille stepped into the role of president last summer at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Her background in rural development and education is already shaping her vision for the university and the surrounding region.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau has established a Disaster Relief Fund at the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation to gather donations to support farm and ranch families and communities affected by the March 2026 wildfires, including one of the single largest wildfires in Nebraska history.