Articles by Noah Wicks

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating farm equipment giant John Deere over its repair practices, according to a civil investigative demand (CID) newly made public.

The goal of turning corn ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel is a little closer with the announcement that Gevo has secured a conditional, $1.46 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy. It’s the department’s first such commitment for an alcohol-to-jet fuel facility. 

USDA estimates nearly 1.2 million households could be eligible for disaster SNAP benefits following Hurricane Helene. 

Farmers and agriculture departments in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota have spent the past few weeks scrambling to figure out what to do with roughly 2 million chickens left behind by Pure Prairie Poultry, which stopped paying for feed on Sept. 30 amid financial struggles that ended with the plant being shuttered. 

Input prices, extreme weather and fluctuations in commodity prices are among farmers' top concerns for the next two years, according to a new McKinsey & Company poll of 4,400 farmers worldwide.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is up to 11,709 full-time staff, a level not seen in over a decade, amid its efforts to roll out $19.5 billion in additional conservation funding provided through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is gaining ground in its fight to recruit enough staff to handle an infusion of additional conservation dollars while staving off the impacts brought on by a seemingly endless stream of retirements and job changes.

Hurricane Helene had an estimated $6.46 billion impact on Georgia’s agriculture industry, according to preliminary reports announced by Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. 

Several farm groups, led by the International Fresh Produce Association, filed a lawsuit Tuesday evening against the Department of Labor’s H-2A rule finalized in April.

Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a South Dakota Democrat who helped create the Renewable Fuel Standard, reorganize the Farm Credit System and secure land-grant status for tribal colleges, died Tuesday night of complications after a recent stroke. He was 77.