The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $480 million to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous and strengthen global food security through its two premier international food assistance programs, McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress. These programs rely on and support American...

The U.S. hog herd got a little bit smaller over the past year. The USDA says that at the start of September 2025, the U.S. hog inventory was 1% below September 1, 2024, at 74.472 million head, with the marketing herd 1% under last year at 68.538 million head and the breeding herd dipping 2% to...

The USDA’s latest estimate is that U.S. farmers planted more than 98m acres of corn in 2025, the largest planting in nearly nine decades. In recent memory, 2025 acreage surpassed the 2012 high-water mark of 97.3m acres (Figure 1).

A senior meteorologist with AccuWeather says much of the country has entered fall in drought conditions. Brett Anderson said, “Drought covers a large portion of the Northeast all the way down the lower Mississippi Valley, up through the Midwest. And then, of course, you have the Western states and...

While application season is still weeks away, retailers and other suppliers are encouraging farmers to reserve product now. Farmers will be using more anhydrous ammonia this fall.

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers.

Both Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden  said recently that tariff revenue could be a way to help U.S. farmers survive a tough ag economy.

More than 260 national and state farm organizations and Farm Credit institutions recently appealed to congressional leaders to take up and pass legislation reauthorizing and revising farm programs not included in the domestic spending and tax law enacted in July.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently announced that two Taiwanese agricultural industry groups signed letters of intent to purchase Arkansas and U.S. products.

The number of turkeys killed at South Dakota farms in response to recent detections of avian influenza has risen to 419,650, continuing the state’s status as the national epicenter of this season’s outbreak.

The senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the ongoing droughtacross much of the eastern Corn Belt is impacting river transportation.

Broiler hatchery numbers continue to point towards bigger production in 2025 vs 2024. The USDA says 245.99 million broiler-type eggs were in incubation, falling 1.941 million on the week, but rising 4% on the year, with the average rate of hatchability at 79.8%.193.907 million broiler-type chicks...

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

The president of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board says it’s important to maintain strong trading relationships as U.S. beef prices continue to push higher. Ryan Moorhouse says South Korea has been a crucial market. “Beef exports in particular are worth $411.00 per head on the finished carcass basis,” he...

A new report from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions shows agricultural fairs generate nearly $52 billion in economic impact across the United States.