Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict the 2024 Atlantic basin hurricane season will be extremely active.

Mexican Fruit Fly quarantines have expanded in Texas. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) continue to monitor the situation.

Ohio became the sixth state where dairy cattle tested positive for HPAI, commonly known as bird flu.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of a historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) issued a restriction on the importation of dairy cattle due to the recent outbreak of HPAI.

For the fourth week of March 2024, all eight major fertilizer prices are higher compared to last month.

Farmers’ expectations for interest rate changes have shifted, which could explain why producers are looking for financial conditions to improve.

The USDA says as of March 31, 2% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states.

More cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are cropping up in dairy herds, suggesting that the virus may be transmissible from cow to cow.

Subsoil moisture has been an issue for the last few years due to continuous drought from La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, where sea-surface temperatures have been below normal.