Cattle market prices again took a turn down following reports that Mexico's agricultural minister is visiting with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins about reopening the border for live cattle imports.

Some row-crop growers are converting acres, banking on long-term opportunities with beef. Others are staying the course with crops but embracing ways to add some dollars to their bottom line in the short-term.

Kubota says it has unveiled the world’s first autonomous, hydrogen fuel cell tractor. The tractor is designed to address climate change and labor shortages. It is powered by compressed hydrogen, which is pumped into the tractors’ hydrogen tanks similar to a gas or diesel pump. Its output is...

A U.S. Senator from Kansas says some members of the Senate Appropriations Committee met recently to discuss how to fund farmer relief.

Attention has recently focused on China’s inventories and export restrictions on rare-earth materials. The developments threatened to send trade tensions to a full boil, and one eye-catching summary of the conditions is that China accounts for 70% of rare-earth mining and 90% of processing. To be...

Brazil is on pace to reach record soybean export volumes in 2025.

The Associated Press reported that “President Donald Trump said that the United States could purchase Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers.”

A group representing farmers, processors, and other businesses is pushing for reforms to allow reliable and highly skilled workers to stay on the job in the U.S.

After nearly six decades of farming, Tom Bindner and his family are enjoying the smooth taste of his final corn crop.

Hog Outlook: Industry experts forecast strong profitability ahead, with pork prices expected to surge 5% to 10% in the fourth quarter. This marks a dramatic turnaround from the devastating losses of 2023 and 2024.

A renewable energy company says the expanded use of biodiesel and biomethane in the maritime industry could be a game changer for the ag industry.

American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky says the escalation of trade tensions with China are concerning. Censky says an announcement from President Trump that he intended to cancel his upcoming meeting with China’s president came as a surprise. “Just recently, the President posted on Truth...

A southeast Iowa livestock producer says economic conditions have been favorable for his turkey operation.

The chill of deep winter freezes and late spring frosts have thawed to a much larger expected pear harvest this year, according to USA Pears. And the difference is substantial: 2025 could deliver yields that jump 60% from the weather-related woes of a year ago.

Autonomous farm machinery is no longer a technology of the future — tasks such as tillage and grain cart operations are now operating nearly on their own.