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U.S. cattle producers with an interest in strengthening the economic position of their individual farms and ranches and in ensuring the health and safety of their livestock herd would not knowingly support policies that conflict with their own interests and goals.

“Why would federal policy favor legal fictional entities over individual family farms?” That’s a great question, and it was asked — and answered — by Jonathan Coppess, an associate professor of law and policy at the University of Illinois.

With data from the recent survey-based acreage and grain stocks reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered new corn and soybean production estimates in its supply and demand estimates report.

U.S. winter wheat production was forecast lower in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production report.

One of the great honors of my role as American Farm Bureau Federation president is sharing the stories of farmers and ranchers from across this country with leaders who are making decisions that directly impact our work, our families and our livelihoods.

“I” state farmers switched to more corn and less soybean planted acres, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found in its June planted acres survey.

An end of the third quarter snapshot of grain stocks were rolled out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

In an apparent lightning strike of insight, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins offered her solution to what she and her GOP colleagues see as one of America’s biggest problems: agriculture’s one million or so undocumented workers.

Incorporating cover crops into their regenerative farming system has been a learning process for the Riskedal family this spring.

American Agri-Women’s 30th Symposium was held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington.

Lost in the breathless reporting on the huge federal budget cuts and even more massive federal tax cuts just passed by the heel-clicking Congress was a report on just how rich America’s mega-rich now are.

A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities.

This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 243 veterinary shortage areas across 46 states — the highest number recorded.

At a glance, the July agricultural supply and demand estimates report looked positive for the market with lower than expected ending stocks, but the trade thought otherwise.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency extended the prevented planting crop reporting deadline for producers affected by spring flooding, excessive moisture, or qualifying drought.

A pair of crop reports fell primarily in line with trade expectations as the market turned its focus toward weather in the last quarter of the marketing year.

Budget reconciliation legislation that includes farm safety net enhancements, higher reference prices and biofuel tax credits was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.

As another large dust storm impacted Illinois, the conversation and questions continue about why and how to get the dust to settle and stay in the field rather than across roadways.

The U.S. pork industry is charting a new course to engage with American consumers and boost domestic demand as trade policy and global market dynamics threaten the pace of export sales.

Questions and concerns about foreign countries owning U.S. land did not start recently nor will they end anytime soon.

Government, of course, has dozens of ways to indirectly impact ag markets.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced strong support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to build a New World screwworm sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base in south Texas.

The Secure Beef Supply website has been redesigned to better serve the growing number of users seeking new, updated and classic biosecurity resources.

If you’re in charge of reversing American agriculture’s three-years-old-and-growing trade deficit, your list of options is as limited as it is unworkable.

Nearly 368,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon products are being recalled over possible contamination with listeria bacteria that can cause food poisoning, federal health officials said.

Hoosiers are paying an average of $71.49 for a cookout feeding 10 people this summer, or $7.15 per person — a 5% increase compared to last year, according to a survey from Indiana Farm Bureau.

America’s certified organic acreage fell almost 11% between 2019 and 2021. Many farmers have been asking: Is organic farming just a word?

Despite all his accolades and achievements, Dwight D. Eisenhower remained modest and plainspoken.

The Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition has worked successfully through the tension of whether it would still have grant funds for events after the days of DOGE.

The recently released MAHA report was the work product of the commission established by President Donald Trump’s executive order to “Make America Healthy Again.”

Demonstrations, equipment and education will be the features of the Illinois Forage Expo on July 30.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Rome during a recent trade delegation to advocate for American market access.

In an effort to expand the availability of fresh, locally-grown produce and strengthen the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crop industry, the Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to distribute more than $679,000 over a three-year period.

It was a mixed bag of victories and losses for locally produced food and conservationist efforts when the Illinois General Assembly passed its $55.2 billion fiscal year 2026 budget.

For U.S. farmers and ranchers, May 22 was right out of a Dickens novel: It was the best of days and the worst of days.

The Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again released an assessment identifying key drivers behind the childhood chronic disease crisis.

June agricultural supply and demand reports are typically focused more on old crop demand adjustments and that was the case in the June 12 estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Increases in corn and wheat exports lowered ending stocks, while the soybean domestic balance sheet was unchanged in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

U.S. winter wheat production is forecast to be 2% above 2024 and slightly higher than last month’s estimate.

After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in Illinois should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.

The recently implemented U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Final Insecticide Strategy drew support from various agriculture groups for its “commonsense” approach and efforts to work with stakeholders.

These days, it seems we’re hearing more and more talk about “big ag.”

A report questioning farmers’ use of crop protection tools drew concerns the federal government could take a position to restrict access to agricultural inputs.

A 2% year-over-year increase in winter wheat production is projected for 2025, according to the first farm operator survey of the growing season.

A first-look at the 2025-2026 crop balance sheet was rolled out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Sangamon and Macon counties had the top average corn and soybean yields, respectively, in 2024.

In the first quarter of 2025, the 7th Federal Reserve District’s agricultural land values saw a 1% increase from a year ago, and “good” farmland values rose 4% from the fourth quarter of 2024 on average across five states.

Farmer Dan Glessing isn’t ready to get too upset over President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

The opening lines in a recent farmdocDAILY post should have raised an eyebrow or two among farm bill geeks both in and out of Congress.

The Conservation Stewardship Program is sometimes misunderstood. It is perceived by some as complicated or not for small operations — and neither of those perceptions is true.