U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency has issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments totaling more than $1.89 billion. Eligible applicants who applied for ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) assistance...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2026) - NASCAR today announced a landmark partnership with POET, the world's largest producer of biofuels, naming the company the Official Bioethanol Partner of NASCAR. As part of the agreement, NASCAR will become the first major motorsports series to utilize zero-carbon bioethanol in comb...

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association welcomed the announcement that U.S. beef exports will gain duty-free access to Taiwan under a new trade agreement. The agreement removes both tariff and non-tariff barriers, strengthening one of the most important and fastest growing markets for U.S. beef. "Strong, science...

Association of National Grasslands President, Public Lands Council Board Member, and Wyoming rancher, Ty Checketts, testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forestry and Mining, in support of S.2787 the Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025. The Senate bill was introduced by Sen. ...

The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association, a non-profit organization working closely with industry stakeholders in a collaborative manner to achieve a greener future, a stronger economy in Minnesota and consumer savings at the pump, recently joined the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council. The organization's core functions ...

The buildout of grain storage capacity in the U.S. has stopped. That's according to data from Joe Janzen, an economist for the University of Illinois. He wrote on the Farmdoc Daily website that U.S. grain storage capacity grew in parallel with production from 2000 to 2019 at about 350 million bushels per year. However,...

Cargill announced it will be down to one working plant in Wisconsin after it shuts down a plant in a Milwaukee facility. Cargill announced that the protein processing plant in Menomonee Valley will close by the end of May, and the move will result in more than 200 people losing their jobs. Production at the plant is ex...

CROOKSTON, Minn. (February 12, 2026) - The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) - the Minnesota nonprofit organization that has helped Minnesota agribusinesses generate more than $188 million in new annual sales in the last five years - elected new members to its board of directors during the organization...

Rural Voices USA on Thursday announced the launch of a digital and billboard campaign demanding that Congress pass year-round E15 legislation. The campaign targets congressional districts across Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The group says it's focusing on states where farmers are bearing the brun...

The Fertilizer Institute today released its latest sustainability report, highlighting continued progress in key areas such as workforce safety, energy efficiency, environmental impact, and industry innovation. The data underscores the industry's commitment to sustainable practices that drive both productivity and envi...

Ted Vander Schaaf, an Idaho dairy farmer and member-owner of Northwest Dairy Association, testified today before the Senate Finance Committee on the importance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the U.S. dairy industry and the improvements needed for the agreement to fully deliver for American dairy farmers. Vander...

The 23rd International Marketing Conference and 66th Annual Membership Meeting welcomed U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council members in Panama City, Panama to plan for the upcoming year and hear from Council experts about new market opportunities. IMC provides members with an overview of the Council's strategy for the...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a Memorandum of Understanding that memorializes the relationship between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of War for the purpose of implementing the National Farm Security Action Plan -an initiative t...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is facing some doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders, and economists. Reuters said the doubts are coming about because of the agency's significant staff losses and the sharp upward revision in how many acres of corn U.S. farmers harvested in 2025. "...

It's well-known that the U.S. cattle herd continues to shrink. The January U.S. Cattle Inventory report showed the total inventory at 86.2 million head on January 1. That was down 300,000 head from last year. American Farm Bureau analysis showed the combination of fewer beef cows and a declining calf crop means the 202...

The rural economy is suffering, and the news about increasing farm bankruptcies and the USDA's unexpected jump in the 2025 corn harvest came at a bad time. Geoff Cooper, the president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, said a record corn crop should be good news. "Demand hasn't kept up, which means lower ...

AccuWeather long-range experts say the harshest cold of winter is likely in the rearview mirror, but the rest of the season will bring various weather threats, including ice jams, flooding, severe storms, and an increased risk of wildfires. "Rising temperatures will melt snow and ice over the next few weeks, which...

U.S. Wheat Associates celebrated the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded more than $212 million through the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development program to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural products. All across its suppl...

Dumont farmer Tom Frisch continues to embrace a greater role as a national farmer leader. In early February 2026, Frisch was reappointed by the USDA to serve a three-year term on the United Soybean Board. "I'm honored to represent Minnesota on USB. We have a lot of work ahead of us in the years ahead to build mark...

The Minnesota Area II Potato Research and Promotion Council has expressed its intent to terminate their research and promotion council and transition to a privately funded and operated producer organization. Minnesota law allows agricultural producers to form commodity councils to support their industries through resea...