POLICY

The North Dakota Farmers Union will be allowed to file legal documents defending the constitutionality of the state’s Depression-era ban on corporate farming.

After a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump last week, the CEOs of Bayer and Monsanto are promising an increase in American jobs and more funding for research and development. As Politico reports, this is the latest in a trend of one-to-one meetings between Trump and CEOs, with a focus on U.S. job retention.

Senate confirmation hearings for nominees start this week.

The highly-debatable estate tax is a touchy subject among farmers, and Republicans are hopeful a new administration means the death tax could be laid to rest.

Do you consider your neighbor’s five-acre property with 12 chickens a farm? No? What about your neighbor with two show pigs? No still? If that’s the case, the folks behind the USDA Census of Agriculture disagree.

China shifts toward market-driven policies, rapid adoption of farming technology

Agriculture might benefit from less oversight, but trade policies could see a setback from president-elect Trump’s plans.

Despite whether these changes happen or not, there are two key issues farmers need to be aware of when it comes to dealing with the farm bill and Section 179 is at the top of that list.

Donald Trump has chosen Peter Navarro, one of the most ardent critics of trade with China, to head his newly created National Trade Council -- a move many consider to be the opening shot in a trade war.

While they fall on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is coming out in favor of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as the next U.S. ambassador to China.