A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York to stop its tariff policy, claiming it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy. The lawsuit challenges Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Econ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins applauded the International Dairy Foods Association announcement for its "IDFA Healthy Dairy in Schools Commitment." It's a voluntary, proactive pledge to eliminate Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 in milk, cheese, and yogurt products sold to K-12 scho...

Ethanol output jumped to the highest level in three weeks, and inventories dropped during the seven days ending on April 18. Data from the Energy Information Administration says production rose to an average of 1.033 million barrels a day. That's up from 1.012 million barrels the week prior and the highest since March ...

For most U.S. farm households, income from off-farm jobs like teaching, driving a bus, or managing a bank branch helps keep an operation running. In 2023, an AFBF Market Intel Report says 23 percent of farm household income for farm families comes from farming itself, which means 77 percent of the income comes from oth...

Governor Armstrong signed HB 1318 into law-marking a major victory for North Dakota farmers and the future of American agriculture. With strong support in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, this landmark policy reflects a united commitment from lawmakers to safeguard farmers' access to essential crop pro...

The heartland of the U.S. was once again drenched by relentless rains along a nearly stationary front, according to this week's drought summary from the National Drought Mitigation Center. Last week, heavy rain again fell on parts of the Nation's Midsection along a strong quasi-stationary front. A swath of heavy amount...

The Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) met with officials in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to convey the vital importance of domestic biofuel production to the Trump-Vance administration's energy dominance policy agenda. Following a recent report produced by Lipow Oil Associates, which indicated in 2024 U....

The USDA's attaché office in Buenos Aires is predicting corn exports from Argentina will climb to the third-highest level on record and will surge higher in the 2025-2026 marketing year. Shipments of corn will total 37 million metric tons in the upcoming season, which is an increase from 34 million tons during t...

Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year. The American Farm Bureau says that adds a big task to the Congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many of those expiring provisions provide important relief for farm families. AFBF Associate Economist Samantha Ayoub says while reduc...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that $340.6 million in disaster assistance is available to help farmers and rural communities affected by natural disasters. The American Soybean Association is pleased that the funding has become available and applauds the administration for following through on its promise to h...

Milk production in the 24 major milk-producing states during March totaled 19 billion pounds, up one percent from March 2024. February revised production, at 17 billion pounds, was down 2.4 percent from February 2024. The February revision represented an increase of 26 million pounds from last month's preliminary produ...

U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion during March 2025, down seven percent from last year. Production included 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.18 billion were broiler-type and 104 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during March totaled 351 million, down eight perc...

USDA staffing cuts and office consolidations are raising bipartisan concerns in Congress - sparking objections to what some criticize as haphazard layoffs by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. USDA currently is sorting through employees who submitted their requests for a Deferred Resignation Program that ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation has asked for changes to the "Waters of the United States" rule to bring it in line with the Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court ruling, which called for more clarity in water regulations. AFBF submitted comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's request for rec...

FARGO, ND - April 22, 2025 - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $340.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country. In support of Presid...

USDA reminds agricultural producers that the final date to apply for or make changes to their existing crop insurance coverage is quickly approaching for summer planted crops, annual forage, and forage seeding. Sales closing dates vary by crop, but the next major sales closing dates are May 1, July 15, and July 31. Pro...

The Court of International Trade confirmed findings from the Department of Commerce that Mexican companies dumped tomatoes into the U.S. market at significant margins, with some as high as 273 percent. Most other companies assigned a dumping margin of 17 percent. Robert Guenther, executive vice president of the Florida...

The value of U.S. industrial hemp production reached $445 million in 2024, representing a 40 percent increase over the prior year. That's according to the National Hemp Report that came out last week. Total planted area for hemp jumped to almost 45,300 acres, 64 percent higher than in 2023, with harvested area also ris...

U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers extended thanks to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for targeting the proposed Section 301 actions regarding Chinese maritime practices in ways that protect U.S. farm commodity export competitiveness. The uncertainty about the proposals was ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program making it clear states must ensure SNAP benefits are provided with an expectation that those who can work, do. "Since my confirmation, I have reiterated the states are our partne...