Ag News

Cantwell, Risch, and Colleagues Call on Biden to Help Finally Open Japanese Market to $100B U.S. Potato Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate...

IDFA: USDA Confirms HPAI Cases in Dairy Herds in NC and SD; Pasteurized Milk and Dairy Remain Safe for Consumers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (H5N1) virus in two additional dairy herds in North Carolina and...

New Digital Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool Launches Nationwide

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Fertilizer recommendations can vary widely across state lines, which is a management challenge for producers working in multiple states. To meet that...

Thune, Durbin Urge Biden to Prioritize E15 Fuel, Leverage American Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a...

Growth Energy Applauds Congressional Letters Calling for E15 Emergency Waiver

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, commended a bipartisan group of senators and representatives today after they sent two letters to the...

RFA Thanks Lawmakers for Bipartisan Support of Summertime E15 Waiver

The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked 46 members of the House and Senate who separately sent letters to President Biden urging his administration to...

USDA Releases April WASDE Report

(WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Thursday, USDA released the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for the month of April. On the report, U.S....

Minnesota Farm Income Dropped 76% Last Year

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota farmers are hoping their income will rebound after a huge drop last year. An analysis by the University of Minnesota...