The price of diesel has spiked more than 36% in the last month to reach $5 per gallon recently. The rising cost of the fuel essential to farmers, shipping companies, construction workers and the retail sector could soon mean a spike in prices of other goods for the everyday consumer.

The associate director of the Ag Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University says even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens today, U.S. agriculture will likely be dealing higher fertilizer prices for several seasons.

Carol Anderson, program director of Rural Minds, shares a mental health resource for farmers.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is warning producers to be on high alert following confirmation of the northern-most New World Screwworm (NWS) detection in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, only 90 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the USDA and the Department of the Interior aims to strengthen the U.S. beef supply chain by improving coordination and reducing regulatory burdens for ranchers. The agreement focuses on streamlining grazing permits, improving communication and making...

Warmer weather and mixed precipitation are forecast over most major U.S. growing regions the last half of April.

A Stine Seed Company representative says some farmers are still making planting decisions due to geopolitical uncertainty.

An ag economist says retail egg prices declined in March as the poultry sector works to recover from losses due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu).

The U.S. exported 209.9 million gallons of ethanol during February.

                                    Photo courtesy of American Biogas Council

If farmers are tired of paying for diesel, then ethanol tractors like the John Deere E98-fueled prototype 8R (shown above) could one day allow farmers to produce their own ethanol fuel and break free from diesel dependency.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the removal of the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (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...

The Feeding the Economy report is an annual study measuring the economic impact of the entire U.S. food and agriculture value chain, including farming, ranching, food manufacturing, processing, distribution, retail, and foodservice.

Shane Goplin says he secured his crop inputs late last winter but worries about other farmers. “There are producers who waited to purchase fertilizer until they got the Farmer Bridge Assistance payment from the federal government.Now, they are kind of behind the eight ball and fertilizer prices are...

Argentina is shipping out grains at a strong pace this season as record sunflower exports and booming corn sales help absorb one of the country's biggest harvests in years, according to the Rosario grains exchange. This despite the conflict in the Middle East adding volatility to global prices and...