University of Missouri Director of Veterinary Extension, Craig Payne urges cattle producers to watch for signs of disease associated with Theileria orientalis (ikeda), a protozoal organism recently detected in Missouri.

The U.S. drought picture has drastically changed over the past six months, but dry conditions continue to grip the western corn belt.

Dr. Dennis Todey, Director of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub, shared on a recent webinar sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation that current weather patterns signal excessive summer heat ahead.

After consecutive years of drought across large portions of the nation's winter wheat regions, this year's crop is off to its best start in four years.

Ag Chair Thompson is moving ahead with his plans to unveil a draft of the long-delayed farm bill and hold a committee markup by Memorial Day.

University of Nebraska — Lincoln (UNL) researchers recently identified two new genetic mutations, delayed blindness in Herefords and bovine familial convulsions and ataxia (BFCA) in Angus cattle.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson confirmed he plans to introduce a farm bill and consider it in committee before Memorial Day.

The USDA confirmed HPAI in two additional dairy herds in North Carolina and South Dakota.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new law regarding regulations on foreign ownership of farmland in the state.

The USDA’s April 11 WASDE report showed demand for corn increased while soybean demand decreased.