For the second time in as many days, USDA issued news releases this week stressing preventive measures to avoid African swine fever from landing in the U.S. The Animal and Plant He... [Read Full Blog]

While commercial banks and Farm Credit system lenders hold nearly equal shares of farm debt, banks hold more non-real estate debt, exposing them to greater risks if the farm econom... [Read Full Blog]

Active El Nino suggests additional precipitation to disrupt spring fieldwork and threaten additional flooding.

The state of Washington may soon have a low-carbon fuel standard that opens the door for biodiesel, if a bill passed in the state's house of representatives becomes law.

Defining farmers doesn't have to be definitive. We need diversity in our industry, too.

Kubota wants competing tractor manufacturers to feel its steady progress onto their turf, as it prepares to bring a higher-horsepower line to market in the second half of this year... [Read Full Blog]

There's new evidence that despite chicken's zooming performance over beef in recent decades, this pronounced growth bias continues to accelerate -- perhaps to a longer-term disadva... [Read Full Blog]