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The seed industry and growers are closely watching legislation in Vermont that would ban corn and soybean seeds treated with neonicotinoids, saying it would make it more difficult for growers of those crops to handle pest pressures and implement conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops.

As Republicans move forward with plans to vote on a farm bill, Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee have scheduled a meeting Thursday with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

The National Mall will be showcasing the latest innovations in precision agriculture and farm equipment this week.

Senate Agriculture Committee Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is sounding upbeat about her farm bill proposal after releasing a detailed summary of what’s in it.

We now know a lot more about where the House and Senate are headed on their respective farm bills.

There is big news today on the farm bill front. The House and Senate Agriculture committees are making dueling moves today in the partisan standoff over a new bill.

The fertilizer industry and a raft of farm groups are backing legislation that would add phosphate and potash to the list of minerals considered “critical” to the national security of the United States, arguing that too much of the world’s reserves of the vital crop inputs is located outside the country and vulnerable to supply shocks.

If it looks like the Biden administration has been rushing out a lot of new regulations in recent days, there’s a good reason. The administration faces a deadline to ensure that new rules can’t be repealed under the Congressional Review Act in 2025.

The National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) has tapped Ebony Webber as its first-ever chief executive officer. The Mississippi native previously was the chief operating officer of MANRRS.