Noah Wicks

A new program being floated by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., seeks to expand grazing access for producers by converting up to 20 million acres of cropland to pasture.

A Labor Department rule on farmworker wage must be rewritten, a federal court ordered Wednesday, putting additional pressure on Congress to come up with a solution.

Fewer congressional town halls are being held this year, and former National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett worries that as a result, lawmakers have less opportunity to hear farmers' voices.

Restrictions on using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for sugary drinks cut retail purchases of covered beverages by 12.4% on average among SNAP households in the first 10 states to implement them, according to a

As feeders send increasingly fatter cattle to slaughter, meat scientists and industry leaders are questioning whether the 60‑year‑old USDA formula for estimating saleable meat still reliably distinguishes fat from usable beef.

Editor's note: This is the first installment of a three-part series that examines the forces driving U.S. producers' efforts to create heavier cattle, and what rising weights mean for the future of beef production.

The Agriculture Department has raised its forecast for farm earnings in 2026 from February, though it continues to expect producers to see profit declines compared to last year.

The Trump administration is seeking to advance mandatory country of original labeling for beef and bolster competition in the meatpacking industry through