Corn planted area for all purposes in 2026 is estimated at 95.3 million acres, down 3 percent or 3.45 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 37 of the 48 estimating States. Soybean planted area for 2026 is estimated at 84.7 million acres, up 4 perce...

FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association applauds the North Dakota Industrial Commission's decision to add $100 million in funding to the Bank of North Dakota's 2026 Farm Financial Stability Loan Program. The Industrial Commission oversees the Bank of North Dakota and is made up of Governor Kelly Arms...

(JAMESTOWN, N.D.) - North Dakota Farmers Union opens its 92nd season of youth summer camps in June for kids who have completed grades 3-6 and 7-12. The program annually draws more than 1,100 farm and city kids from across the state to the shores of Lake Tschida near Elgin and the Jamestown Reservoir, where camp facilit...

Plant Based Products Council Executive Director James Glueck released a statement following the introduction of the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act, bipartisan legislation from Reps. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) that would provide incentives to promote infrastructure development...

The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is accepting online applications from entrepreneurs for the 2027 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge through June 5. Now in its 13th year, this national business competition showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challeng...

INDIANAPOLIS-Farmers across the U.S. - whether they use cover crops, formerly used them, or have never planted covers - are invited to share their insights on cover crops in an online survey currently being conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center, the USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Educ...

The National Association of Conservation Districts leadership and over one hundred locally elected conservation district officials convened last week in Washington, D.C., for the NACD Annual Spring Fly-In. Conservation district officials and their associations engaged directly with members of Congress and federal agenc...

The Agricultural Retailers Association welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's action to address diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system failures. The ARA called it a timely step to support farmers and agricultural retailers as spring planting gets underway. DEF system malfunctions have caused costly equipment downtim...

As of March 1, there were 74.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from March 2025 but down one percent from December 1, 2025. That's according to the recent USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Other key findings in the report included that of the 74.3 mil...

National Weather Service maps show that very dry weather will continue across most of western Nebraska, which has already been hit by devastating wildfires. The dry weather will stretch down into the Southern Plains early this week. Red flag fire danger warnings have already been issued in multiple regions amid a forec...

As Congress considers new fertilizer policies amid ongoing global instability, Farm Action is warning that current proposals fail to address the concentrated market forces that turn supply disruptions into severe price spikes for U.S. farmers-and rising costs for taxpayers and consumers. Today, Farm Action sent a lette...

Gevo, Inc., a leader in sustainable fuels and carbon management, today announced that it is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Gevo North Dakota facility in Richardton, North Dakota by adding a second ethanol production facility with targeted production capacity of up to 75 million gallons pe...

South Dakota State University Extension invites youth interested in learning more about grasslands and soil health to the 2026 Rangeland and Soil Days in Belle Fourche. The annual Rangeland Days contest promotes education on South Dakota's most threatened natural resource - grasslands. Similarly, the purpose of Soil Da...

Agtegra Cooperative broke ground on its new, state- of-the-art feed mill in Faulkton, South Dakota on Friday, March 27. South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden, South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development Commissioner Bill Even and Faulkton Mayor Slade Roseland provided comments at the groundbreaking ceremony, in...

As USDA prepares to update school meal standards in line with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a coalition of more than a dozen pro-meat, MAHA aligned moms, livestock producers and nutrition and agriculture organizations is calling on the agency to focus first on improving the quality and sourcing of meat and dair...

North Dakota Corn Growers Association is applauding the announcement by President Trump of the Environmental Protection Agency's record-breaking renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), marking a significant step forward in U.S. energy policy and a substantial victo...

Severe weather across much of the central United States is raising concerns for farmers as spring planting season begins. Forecasters report a recent pattern of strong storms, including tornadoes and heavy rainfall, along with sharp temperature swings that could disrupt fieldwork and damage infrastructure. Wet conditio...

Uncertainty surrounding the next farm bill continues as lawmakers remain divided on several key agricultural and nutrition policy issues. Members of Congress from both parties agree on the need to update farm programs, but disagreements over funding levels, nutrition assistance and regulatory provisions have slowed pro...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented Friday on President Trump's call on Congress to pass a farm bill and to provide market relief for America's farmers and ranchers. "Farm Bureau thanks President Trump for outlining action to deliver regulatory relief and for advocating for Congress to...

WASHINGTON (March 27, 2026)- Today, leaders and members of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association joined a White House event celebrating the Working Families Tax Cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. NCBA played a key role in advancing this legislation, advocating for its passage and building on years of effo...