Eric Pfeiffer

John Deere has agreed to a sweeping antitrust settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and five states, resolving a federal lawsuit that accused the agricultural manufacturing giant of illegally trapping American farmers in a high-priced monopoly for equipment repairs.

The Trump administration's decision not to grant an automatic 16-year extension of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) generated little reaction across commodity markets, with analysts saying traders had long expected the move and viewed it as part of the administration's broader negotiating strategy.

After nearly a year of uncertainty and disrupted trade, U.S. soybean farmers are seeing one of the strongest signs yet that their largest export customer is returning to the market.

For family farmers battling razor-thin profit margins, rising input costs and stubbornly low commodity prices, even modest reductions in equipment and transportation expenses can make a meaningful difference. A new proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to deliver just that by easing diesel emissions compliance requirements that the agency says have become costly and burdensome for truckers, farmers and equipment operators.

If you've been paying attention, you've probably heard about the “One Health Initiative” in Indiana. We're quickly becoming the global hub for the agbiosciences, and now we have a name for it. That name is The BioHeartland.

A new national survey shows record-high voter support for expanding access to E15, the 15 percent ethanol fuel blend, and making it available year-round.

America’s farmland continues to face pressure from development and ownership changes, even as millions of acres remain in agricultural use. Since 1982, cropland, pastureland, and rangeland have declined, while developed land has increased by nearly 48 million acres, or 66 percent, a land mass roughly the size of Nebraska.

A sudden leadership vacuum in the U.S. Senate has thrown the immediate future of agricultural policy into deep uncertainty, stalling a heavily lobbied, multi-billion-dollar farm rescue package and further complicating the path for the long-overdue farm bill.

We often talk about the aging American farmer. We worry about who will drive the tractors, combine the corn, and manage the herd when the average age of the U.S. operator hovers near 60.

Farm Bill talks continue on Capitol Hill as Senate Ag Chair John Boozman from Arkansas works to get 60 votes to pass their version. Indiana Farm Bureau National Affairs Director Brantley Seifers joined me on the latest Indiana Ag Policy Podcast to discuss where things sit currently.