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Congressional leaders have reached a deal to avoid a partial shutdown of USDA and several other departments and agencies this weekend.

A series of wildfires in the Texas panhandle has already scorched nearly 850,000 acres of land, impacting cattle producers and other residents in the region.

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are using "secret guidance" to implement wetlands regulations, ag stakeholders said at a listening session Tuesday addressing the murky issues surrounding the “waters of the U.S.” rule.

A policy-driven boom in U.S. renewable diesel demand that’s been underpinning much of the farm economy is showing signs of slowing as production exceeds the government’s usage mandates, but industry officials hope a new tax credit and a big new potential market in Canada will help put some sizzle back in the market.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service will have to come up with a new rule explaining how it plans to determine whether farmers have wetlands on their property, after a federal judge tossed a 2020 rule in response to a lawsuit from the National Wildlife Federation.

States are trying to meet land conservation goals and protect agricultural acreage, but securing enough money – and enough land to do that has been difficult across the country.

The Education Department says it is following the law in updating the FAFSA financial aid application form and its treatment of family farms, an issue that raised concerns among senators from both parties.

The Biden administration is forming a new joint program between the Departments of Agriculture and Energy that aims to quadruple the use of wind energy under a federal program.

USDA’s Risk Management Agency is taking a pilot program that provides crop insurance for nursery producers to operations across the country.