The Farm Credit Council is among 338 agricultural organizations supporting swift advancement of Farm Bill 2.0, which was recently approved with a bipartisan vote by the House Committee on Agriculture. The letter, led by the Farm Credit Council, was sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and all mem...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is calling on Congress to increase the borrowing authority of a key federal funding mechanism used to support farmers during economic stress. Rollins said the current $30 billion limit for the Commodity Credit Corporation may be insufficient to address rising production costs, marke...

State and regional officials are expanding assistance programs for ranchers affected by recent wildfires in the Great Plains, as producers face mounting losses of grazing land and livestock. In South Dakota and neighboring states, emergency measures include hay transportation support, access to public grazing lands and...

U.S. Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina and several Republican colleagues have introduced legislation aimed at stabilizing agricultural labor costs and providing greater certainty for farmers. The proposal, known as the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization, or FARM, Stability Act, would codify recent U.S. Depa...

The 2026 North Dakota Brand Record is now available from the North Dakota Stockmen's Association. The new 688-page brand book contains information regarding the nearly 20,000 brands renewed during North Dakota's recent brand renewal period. It also features a hard cover for improved durability and longevity, said Joan ...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Lieutenant General William "Butch" Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, led the groundbreaking for the new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. USDA is partnering with USACE to construct this facility,...

U.S. sugar producers are raising alarms over a surge of subsidized foreign sugar imports that they say is threatening the domestic industry. The American Sugar Alliance, representing more than 11,000 sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers, recently urged the U.S. Trade Representative to take action under Section 301 to addres...

An agricultural economist warns that ongoing conflict in the Middle East could put added financial pressure on U.S. farmers in the coming year. Michael Langemeier of Purdue University says the uncertainty tied to the situation may contribute to rising inflation, which could prompt interest rates to increase. Nearly 40 ...

The American Lamb Board has been awarded a USDA Advancing Markets for Producers grant and is now seeking 150 U.S. sheep producers to participate in the program. Selected producers may receive up to $23,000 to help identify production inefficiencies, develop conservation and farm management plans, and adopt new technolo...

U.S. ethanol production edged higher for the week ending April 10, according to data from the Energy Information Administration analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Output rose 0.4 percent to a five-week high of 1.12 million barrels per day, or 47.04 million gallons daily. Production was up 10.7 percent from a ...

A bi-partisan group of Senators is urging expanded market access and certainty for American producers as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer prepares for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's six-year joint review beginning this summer. "The United States is currently the world's largest agricultural exporter, w...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's America First Trade Promotion Program grant recipients were announced earlier today, and the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council was among those agricultural organizations to receive an allocation. The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council offered the following response to the an...

Equipped with brand new retail and U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforcing California Proposition 12's detrimental impacts on both producers and consumers, 105 American pork producers from 23 states took to Capitol Hill, advocating for their livelihoods with federal lawmakers. Researchers at the North Dakota S...

Today, Farm Action submitted a public comment opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's delay of the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems rule, arguing the agency already has enough evidence to move forward. In the highly consolidated poultry industry, most growers operate under contracts ...

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, and Maine Senator Susan Collins announced the creation of the new U.S. De...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill returned from the Easter recess with growing optimism that a new five-year farm bill could soon advance. Agri-Pulse reports that Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, expects movement within weeks rather than months and anticipates a markup in the near futur...

With Congress back in session following a two-week recess, the Renewable Fuels Association is renewing its push for legislation allowing year-round sales of E15. The group says the policy is critical as Americans face rising fuel prices and farmers navigate ongoing economic challenges. "Nearly two months have pass...

USDA is reminding farmers and landowners of key upcoming deadlines for conservation and financial assistance programs, while also opening an additional opportunity under the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. Producers can now submit offers for the second batching period of Continuous CRP through May 1, 2026, aft...

U.S. consumers are eating more peanut butter, which accounts for more than 60 percent of all peanuts consumed for food in the U.S. and is increasingly recognized as a low-cost source of protein. USDA's Peanut Stocks and Processing Report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service said peanut butter consumption h...

When it comes to highly or ultra-processed foods, consumers display a disparity between what they say is important to them and what they typically buy from the grocery store, according to the March issue of the Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report from Purdue University's Center for Food Demand Analys...