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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday an immediate halt to the state’s enhanced inspections of Mexican trucks that had been delaying U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables as well as U.S. exports of poultry to Mexican buyers for more than a week.

More than a dozen farm groups are formally supporting a pair of Idaho landowners in a Supreme Court case that could determine the regulatory reach of the Clean Water Act.

A Republican member of the House Ag Committee says the legislative branch should consider its role in a pair of key farm policy discussions.

The U.S. ag sector depends on the ability to ship products between Mexico and Texas, and Governor Greg Abbott’s increased border inspection demands are drawing sharp concerns from American farm groups.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a cross-border security agreement with one of his counterparts, the governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León Wednesday, which should alleviate some of the delays at border crossings that have trucks backed up with all manner of goods, including perishable fruits and vegetables.

A rare moment of unity occurred in Washington Tuesday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle heaped praise on President Joe Biden for allowing summertime sales of E15.

President Joe Biden’s move to use emergency authority and grant summertime sales of E15 has been welcomed by a wide swath of lawmakers across the political spectrum.

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a long-awaited workplan addressing how it plans to meet obligations to both protect endangered species and register pesticides.

Legislators and citizens in the Pacific Northwest are engulfed in a debate over whether or not to breach four dams on the Snake River to restore dwindling salmon populations.

The market for farm-sequestered carbon is not a real market yet, but instead a collection of programs with different payouts and requirements, according to speakers at a recent forum.