Ag News

Rounds, Tester Lead Legislation to Block Paraguayan Beef Imports in Response to Animal Health Concerns

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation to suspend beef imports from Paraguay. The senators’ bill would also require the establishment of a...

DOJ Discusses Market Concentration with Farmers & Ranchers During Farmers Union Convention

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Supply and demand drive the market. Or do they? Market manipulation was the focus of a panel...

Farmer Sentiment Improves, Producers Credit Stronger Financial Conditions

For the second month, farmer sentiment improved as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed five points. November’s 12-point rise in the Current...

Weather Conditions Slowing Soybean and Corn Progress in Brazil, Argentina

Brazil’s current round of soybean planting also includes some soybean harvesting. Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc., says the current harvest is...

Interest Costs Cut Into Farm Profits, Grassley Blames Bidenomics

Soaring interest costs are cutting into farm profits this year, and one Ag senator blames administration spending policies. Iowa Republican and farmer Chuck Grassley complains,...

Senator Marshall, Rep. Arrington Lead Letter Requesting New Emergency Relief Program

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter with Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing...

USDA Now Accepting Applications for Farm Loans Online

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who...

Crop Insurance Industry Opposes GAO Report

Crop Insurance groups oppose a recent Government Accountability Office report the industry says is fraught with recommendations that would dismantle the successful public-private partnership...

USDA/EPA Partnership to Improve Access to Modern Wastewater Infrastructure

The Department of Agriculture is strengthening its partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency to help people in rural and underserved communities access affordable, modern...

Some Crops Tolerate Ozone Pollution Better Than Others, Study Finds

Differences in the photosynthetic “machinery” of certain crop plants can make them more or less prone to harm caused by ground-level ozone pollution, according...

Farmers Freedom Act to Address Government Overreach

Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and multiple colleagues introduced legislation to address federal overreach and provide regulatory certainty. The Farmers Freedom Act of 2023 would...