North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue represented National Farmers Union in a hearing today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, testifying on ways to increase domestic consumption of agricultural products. Perdue cited investment in value-added processing and renewable f...

Farm Credit Services of America and AgCountry Farm Credit Services announce the launch of a pilot program to assist producers seeking additional sources of capital for stewardship activities. The Farm Credit Associations are partnering with Lasso, a grant-writing service, to help participating producers find and apply ...

The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council announced a breakthrough discovery that will help strengthen the development of soybean varieties resistant to one of agriculture's most damaging pests, soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Scientists identified a gene known as GmSNAP14 that plays a key role in how soybean plants resp...

Washington, D.C. - Today, Farm Action submitted a public comment to the Surface Transportation Board supporting its proposed rule to repeal a regulation that has long hindered shippers, such as farmers, from effectively challenging poor rail service. The change would give them a realistic path to seek relief when servi...

BISMARCK, N.D. - Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for five projects. The awards totaling $1 million were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting Feb. 25 in Bismarck. The ADD Fund is administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture...

National Farmers Union on Monday concluded its 124th Anniversary Convention after the assembled delegates voted to finalize NFU's 2026 policy priorities. NFU welcomed over 500 family farmers, ranchers and supporters to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the three-day convention. "The challenges facing family farmers and ...

A new poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of Rural Voices USA found that 71 percent of farm families across five Midwestern states say they're more likely to support a Congressional candidate who votes for year-round E15 legislation. The survey included respondents from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin...

The American Lamb Board connected with professionals from across the retail meat industry at the 2026 Annual Meat Conference in Maryland. For U.S. sheep producers, ALB's presence at the event is an important opportunity to engage with the retailers and lamb suppliers who ultimately influence how lamb is positioned, pro...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced a construction contract with Mortenson Construction to build a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. This facility is a key component in Secretary Rollins' sweeping 5-prong strategy to fight New World...

U.S. farmers are bracing for a system shock resulting from the disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the impact on fertilizer availability and prices. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today urged President Trump to intervene in a letter that lays out several recommendations. The...

North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension will jointly host a drainage water management workshop on March 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Union on NDSU's campus in Fargo, North Dakota. The in-person workshop is designed to help farmers and agricultural professionals bette...

Delegates to National Farmers Union's 124th Anniversary Convention over the weekend cast their ballots to unanimously re-elect Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley as the organization's President and Vice President, respectively. Each will serve another two-year term. "I am honored to have been given the full faith and conf...

Senate Democrats are proposing sweeping legislation aimed at breaking up dominant U.S. meatpacking companies, arguing that greater competition could help lower grocery prices and improve conditions for farmers and ranchers. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York introduced the "Family Grocery and Farme...

A growing dispute over pesticide regulations has emerged as a key flashpoint in negotiations over the next federal farm bill. Lawmakers debated provisions that would limit state authority over pesticide labeling and protect manufacturers from certain lawsuits if products are used according to federal guidelines. Suppor...

A Missouri state court has granted preliminary approval to a proposed $7.3 billion settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits alleging that Bayer's Roundup herbicide caused cancer. DTN reports the order from the Missouri Circuit Court in St. Louis allows the company to begin notifying potential claimants natio...

U.S. and United Kingdom agriculture officials and industry leaders met last week at a Virginia cattle farm to highlight expanding beef trade between the two countries following a recent bilateral agreement. The visit, organized by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, brought British officials and U.S. agricultura...

For many years, the Iowa Corn Growers Association has been raising concerns about the pressure and crushing prices put on farmers by the fertilizer industry. Fertilizer prices continue to rise while commodity prices go in the other direction. ICGA said an investigation by the Department of Justice would be a step in th...

Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode released the following statement after the governments of the United States and Mexico announced the first round of bilateral discussions in preparation for the Joint Review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The move will promote affordability for consumers throu...

Barbara O'Brien, president and CEO of Dairy Management Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, announced she will retire at the end of her five-year term this fall. She was unanimously approved by the DMI Board of Directors as CEO on October 11, 2021, and has since led the organization through a period of strate...

The Fertilizer Institute is closely monitoring developments following the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime shipping channel for global fertilizer and energy markets. Cargo insurance cancellations are also forcing vessel operators to cancel shipments, reducing the availability of ships to move pr...