The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services have rolled out the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says continued record cheese exports and strong butterfat shipments boosted overall exports in October, the most recent reporting month.

The head of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says global demand for U.S. beef remains strong. Dan Halstrom told Brownfield Ag News that’s a good thing for producers. “Because if you can maximize the cutout, that should put more liquidity in the supply chain,” he says, “to incentivize producers to...

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade says he’s expecting China to meet its commitment of purchasing 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of February.

An expert on federal communications policy says high-speed broadband is reaching more rural Americans. Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association…

A fifteen-year partnership between the National 4-H Council and Tractor Supply Company has raised more than $25 million to support local 4-H programs nationwide.

1. Do farmland values and cash rents continue to defy economic headwinds?Will low commodity prices with high land rents compared to farm returns continue. Also, farmland continues to enjoy – and be priced at – historically low rent-to-value ratios. Will 2026 bring these in line?
2. Another year of...

An extension economist with Texas A&M University says total U.S. meat production surged in December.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is asking the Trump administration to protect the U.S. vitamin supply.

A market specialist anticipates a less volatile year for fertilizer prices in 2026. Veronica Nigh is with The Fertilizer Institute. “We can’t do much to anticipate what’s going to happen geopolitically with regards to Russia, the Middle East or China. So unfortunately, that international volatility...

A series of record-setting sales has Machinery Pete pointing to a new pattern.

The short-lived dairy barn of the future.

Despite ongoing uncertainty in the ag industry, a market analyst says corn and soybean prices could move higher in 2026.

The $11 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program from the USDA is likely to change next year’s income forecast for most grain farmers. Gary Schnitkey, farm management specialist with the University of Illinois, says official details of the program haven’t been released, but projections show...

A new initiative aims to accelerate the use of U.S. biofuels in the maritime sector. President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield Ag News, “It is to make sure that we are engaging with our policymakers here in the U.S. to help raise their awareness about this...