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(WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee passed its portion of the reconciliation package on a party line vote of 29-25. The measure now heads to the House Budget Committee for a full markup of

Farm sector production expenses are the costs of all inputs used to produce farm commodities, which directly affect farm profitability. In total, these expenses, including those associated with operator dwellings, are forecast to decrease by $13.4 billion,

U.S. retail egg prices dropped from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year. Government data released on Tuesday showed the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today praised the passage of key tax extensions, championed by the organization, which passed the House Committee on Ways and Means as part of the budget reconciliation process. “We applaud the members

Washington – U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act – legislation that modernizes the process for updating conservation standards at the United States Department

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2025 – Earlier today, the House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee advanced changes to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit as a part of the legislation titled, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” The revised

China continues to shift its ag buying power, signing a letter of intent to purchase $900 million in agricultural products from Argentina—another signal it’s moving further from U.S. suppliers. Still, in a move to ease ongoing tensions,

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today introduced the Strengthening Tactics to Obstruct the Population of Screwworms (STOP Screwworms) Act, which would authorize funds for and

(Washington, D.C.) — “Our industry has been developing the Chinese market since 1982 when the U.S. soy industry opened an international marketing office in Beijing. To put that in perspective, that’s four years before I was born.”

WASHINGTON (May 14, 2025) – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released the following statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee passing a tax package that provides significant tax relief to family farms and

The Midwest Council on Agriculture is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Ibach, former Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and former Nebraska Director of Agriculture, as

JOHNSTON, Iowa – Iowa Corn and Growth Energy announced that they have partnered with Hy-Vee to update the branding for Unleaded 88 at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience stores across the Midwest. Unleaded 88 is a fuel

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum isn’t happy with the Trump administration’s decision to suspend imports of Mexican beef cattle for 15 days because of detections of screwworm in shipments. Describing the suspension as “unfair,” Sheinbaum says she’s hopeful

Milwaukee, WI – According to recent data from the  Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Canadian sales of agricultural tractors grew 3.4% in April year-to-date, while sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors jumped 46.3% during the same time frame. U.S. sales dropped in all

  House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after releasing the committee print to comply with the reconciliation directives included in H. Con. Res. 14 Section 2001(b)(1): “For far too long, the SNAP program

WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, released the following statement on the recently released reconciliation package from the House Agriculture Committee. “America’s pork producers recognize and greatly appreciate the

(WASHINGTON DC) – Legislation that looks to strengthen crop insurance and make increased levels of coverage more affordable for producers has been reintroduced on Capitol Hill. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) has reintroduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management

(WASHINGTON D.C.) — It was announced early Monday that the US and China have agreed to a lowering of tariffs on each others goods as the U.S. will cut tariffs imposed on Chinese imports to 30% and

(WASHINGTON D.C.) — USDA pegged lower than expected ending stocks for both corn and soybeans on it’s latest monthly report. On Monday, USDA released the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for the month of May

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 – U.S. farmers are expected to produce 1.38 billion bushels of winter wheat this year, according to the Crop Production report released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In NASS’s first winter wheat production

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s leading biofuel trade association, welcomed reports that the proposal released today by the House Ways and Means Committee included an extension of the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit, an incentive that