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It’s 2026 and farmers are still writing on a paper map to provide their planting information — what crops were planted in which fields and other details.

Typically, someone in a county Farm Service Agency office translates that map into a spreadsheet. The data is key for farmers to be able to participate in federal programs, such as subsidized crop insurance ...

CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY, June 3 (Reuters) — New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening, exposing the nation's cattle herd to a serious new threat.

A case was confirmed in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, a town about 30 miles northeast of the ...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) — Supporters of a long-stalled push to expand nationwide sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline are pursuing an uphill strategy to get the measure through a divided Senate, the last big hurdle before the policy lands on President Donald Trump's desk for signing.

Their plan, according to interviews with industry representati...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — The ethanol boom of the early 2000s made a positive impact on farmland across the Midwest, according to a new study done by South Dakota State University.

There were multiple factors in the ethanol boom, including changes to U.S. energy policies...

Eligible landowners will have the opportunity to increase their crop base acres for potential Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage farm program payments in future years.

The USDA Farm Service Agency recently announced that the eligible landowners will receive a notice of possible changes in their