Some producers experienced delays this spring as the aurora borealis disrupted the GPS signal to their precision ag machines.

The domestic dairy market continues to grow at a steady rate. Peter Vitaliano, vice president of economic policy for the National Milk Producers Federation, said declines in fluid milk have been offset by demand for cheeses and dairy-based products.

Pork producers have faced one of the most challenging years as domestic consumer demand has not kept up with high production levels and California's Prop 12 has disrupted sales.

On June 7, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) confirmed a second case of bird flu in a dairy herd.

The House Appropriations Ag-FDA subcommittee is set to mark up its FY 2025 bill. Centrist Republicans have been pushing senior GOP leaders to leave out a controversial ban on mifepristone mail delivery that sidetracked last year's appropriations debate.

The USDA Farm Service Agency will cover up to 75% of organic certification costs through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program.

Over 100 companies want to transform North Dakota's Red River Valley and the region around it into the global epicenter for ag technology that would mirror Silicon Valley.

The FDA is asking state, local and tribal health officials to help stop the sale of raw milk which may contain the bird flu virus.

Recently passed out of committee, the House Farm Bill proposes several changes to reference prices and base acres. Reference prices would increase across the board, with the smallest increases in barley, oats and corn.

Following news of a bird flu outbreak on an egg farm in Sioux County, Iowa, the first case of bird flu in a dairy herd was reported in neighboring O'Brien County.