Articles by Sara Wyant

report highlights opportunities for Latin America and Caribbean nations to increase agricultural productivity and be the next global breadbasket

Reaction to the EPA?s proposed rule to determine which bodies of water and wetland are protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA) has been swift and strong, with some lawmakers and agricultural groups calling it a massive government overreach while environmentalists said the proposal would help prot

The U.S. biofuels industry is bracing for the latest version of an international climate change report that could, for the first time, take a negative view of the production of food crops for biofuels.

U.S. wheat farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to find rail transport for their crop, a squeeze brought on by increased competition from oil and coal shipments, a bumper grain crop, an improved economy that is jacking up the amount of consumer goods being shipped, and a freakish run of ex

While noting that the ability to work “across the aisle” is increasingly difficult, especially in a divided, extremely partisan Congress, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson couldn’t help but tout his organization’s role in pushing for final passage of a new farm.

President Obama wrote about how pleased he was to join in celebrating Norman Borlaug's legacy and support for biotechnology in a letter to Julie Borlaug.

U.S. corn exports to China have been dominating many trade headlines in recent weeks. However, as strong headwinds dampened sales, Chinese buyers are increasingly turning their focus to U.S. grain sorghum.

Legislation that would allow siting wind and solar energy projects on small portions of plots designated as preserved farmland moved through the Maryland House of Delegates this week and is now headed to the state Senate, where the chances for passage appear to be good.

Updated budget projections released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggest that some of the new farm bill programs may save even more than first expected when the legislation, formally known as the Agricultural Act of 2014, was signed into law.

Compared to the more popular options available to farmers and ranchers, “whole farm” insurance might be considered the Rodney Dangerfield of the industry. These plans, which aim to protect against low farm income based on historical Internal Revenue Service filings of Form 1040 (Schedule F), haven’