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Foreign Agricultural Service agricultural economist tells USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum that China is a wild card in prospects for U.S. farm exports.

The Department of Agriculture plans to expand crop insurance for biofuels feedstocks such as corn stover, straw, woody biomass

At USDA's 2011 Agricultural Outlook Forum, commodity market experts explained how new electronic trading tools have developed to manage increased commodity market volatility and increased risk.

President Bill Clinton questioned the logic of using food crops for the production of ethanol, citing the potential for food riots and concerns over global hunger, but stopped short of calling for biofuel production to end.

U.S. farmers and ranchers can expect high crop prices to continue for at least two more years, Joe Glauber, chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Thursday at USDA's annual Outlook Forum.

Announcing wider availability of the Agriculture Department's $20 million Value Added Grants Program (VAGP) Wednesday, USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said changes include raising the eligibility limit to $1 million.

Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), is our guest this week on Open Mic with Stewart Doan.

Because of its contribution to agricultural productivity and sustainable farming, growers around the world continue to choose biotech crop varieties according to a report released today by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA).

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has called on House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to accept a short-term, as-is budget agreement to avoid a government shutdown when current federal budget authority expires March 4.

While the magnitude of the challenges facing the ethanol industry may not have changed much since the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) formed 30 years ago, the need to build bridges and unite all segments of the industry is greater than ever, according to RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen.