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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
The stronger land prices of late 2021 continued higher through the first half of 2022.
Land sales continue to set records. Late last month, a farm in Plymouth County, Iowa sold for $25,000 per acre.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued guidance on critical industry workforce that should continue as the country addresses and responds to the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. food and agriculture was included.
AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths hosted a forum with representatives from both presidential campaigns.
Coronavirus restrictions have forced the American Farm Bureau Federation to switch to an all virtual format for their 2021 convention in January.
A key ag policy strategist says that rural voters reversed the 2018 “blue wave.”
With just days remaining in the 2020 presidential campaign, farmers and ranchers responding to the Farm Journal Pulse continue to show a strong preference for retaining President Donald Trump.
Even with a divided Congress, there are some issues Karla Thieman from the Russell Group thinks can still be worked through in the next Congress, but one of the biggest hurdles will be crafting a the next farm bill.
Who will lead the house ag committee? Is a split government good for agriculture? Get the latest election coverage here.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision.
As agriculture awaits confirmation Joe Biden will tap Tom Vilsack as the next Secretary of Agriculture, Washington insiders say Vilsack is a known entity, which would be a positive for U.S. farmers and ranchers.
With only 12 days until the Biden presidential inauguration, optimism is sprouting from some agricultural groups, with leaders saying the Biden Administration is taking an extremely proactive approach to agriculture.
Lawmakers may have left town, but centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) left no doubt that he cannot support President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social and climate spending plan, imperiling the president’s agenda.
The AFBF suggests EPA halt their plan to rewrite WOTUS until it has more guidance in deciding which waters are categorized under the federal jurisdiction.
Welcome to a nightmare—the Yazoo Backwater Project—a bureaucratic taffy pull of dysfunctional government, politics, science, farming, and the backdoor dealings of a federal agency.
COVID-19-related legislation continues to run the gavel, while rural America urges Congress to deliver on its economic relief promises. Here are three issues to watch.
The Senate Commerce Committee passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), helping agricultural exporters level the playing field for American exports.
The CBO says the reconciliation bill, dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act,” cuts the deficit by $102 billion. Senators are pushing for last-minute changes as debate nears, including to electric-vehicle tax-credit limits.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court took a big step toward limiting the discretion of federal agencies to impose economically or politically significant regulations without the clear authority of Congress.
The House Ag Committee is seeking feedback on the 2018 Farm Bill in preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill draft.
Lawmakers had all year to work out a budget/funding level for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which starts Oct. 1. Of course, they didn’t make it and now, again, there’s a need for a stopgap spending bill.
The rapidly worsening water supply crisis has prompted governments to try remedies with uncertain success rates through cloud seeding. Does it actually work and what’s China’s track record? John Phipps weighs in.
Does the sequence in which a jam nut and a standard nut are installed make a difference? Definitely.
Choosing hybrids for their ability to overcome the stresses in individual fields is several steps removed from simply looking at neighborhood plots and talking to neighbors, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.
USDA trimmed both corn and soybean yield forecast in the September report earlier this week. One commodity trader says USDA’s yield move in September also indicates more yield changes could occur in the October report.
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The agricultural industry is breathing a sigh of relief after a tentative agreement was reached to avert a national rail strike.
Volatile weather patterns are not lost on U.S. seed companies, who are intent on developing corn genetics that deliver high yields despite an uncooperative Mother Nature.
Is your operation in the sweet spot for owning a sprayer? Of course, every decision has downsides (and a price tag). But, investing in a sprayer for your farm could offer a clear upside.