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Visit Danny Murphy on his family farm, and the conversation comes with ease. The veteran farmer and former president of ASA is passionate about the crops he grows and the methods he uses.

The first U.S.-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a display that underscored the level of bilateral tension.

The Pro Farmer survey revealed farmers plan to plant more acres, with total area planted to crops in the U.S. expected to rise to 319.4 million acres. That would be up nearly 3%, or 8.9 million acres, from 2020.

Randy Russell, president of The Russell Group, and John Gilliland, a partner at Gilliland & McKinney International Counsellors, weighed in on a variety of complex issues.

Is seaweed the answer in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cattle? New research from UC Davis found adding seaweed into beef cattle’s diets could reduce methane emissions by as much as 82%.

The outlook for agriculture is uncertain, but more optimistic than it was a few months ago, according to the 2021 U.S. Baseline Outlook report compiled by FAPRI.

A diverse group of 62 organizations is building a national infrastructure program for and around carbon markets through its public-private partnership in the Ecosystems Services Market Consortium.

Farmers’ use of conservation practices such as cover crops and no-till varies greatly across the Corn Belt. But in southeast Iowa, there’s a county with a long and widespread tradition of innovation and early adoption.

Farmers for Free Trade wants to see a full implementation of the Phase One trade agreement. A year into the deal, there are still accountability and compliance issues with China.

The Rural Mainstreet Index for March soared to a record-high 71.9. March represents the fifth time in the past six months the index climbed above growth neutral.