Earlier this year a federal court determined that the U.S. EPA unlawfully approved dicamba for use over the top of emerged soybeans and cotton crops designed to withstand the herbicide.

The USDA issued its first beef and pork production forecasts for 2025. Beef production is projected to decline by 1.5 billion pounds while the outlook for pork production will increase by about 330 million pounds compared to 2024.

In a two-to-one ruling, U.S. Court of Appeals judges for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the EPA acted reasonably and within the law when it added a 250-million-gallon ethanol mandate to the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2022.

Alabama became the second state to ban the sale of cultured meat. Governor Kay Ivey signed SB23 into law, making the manufacture, sale or distribution of food products produced from cultured animal cells a Class C misdemeanor as of October 1.

Spring rains are a welcome sight across many regions of the country facing drought conditions. However, the recent rains have increased the possibility of head scab in the winter wheat crop.

Inflation may cause consumers to reduce discretionary spending, but they are not cutting back on organic food.

The $13.61 million lifetime estate and gift tax exemption will be cut in half in 2026. This gives farmers about 18 months to make essential estate decisions.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service reported last summer that hay inventories reached their lowest levels nationally since 1974.

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates that the total number of California almonds harvested will be 3 billion pounds.

The USDA and Health and Human Services have committed $199 million to aid dairy producers and to protect public health.