Sara Wyant

After months of being courted by Monsanto, Syngenta officials announced today that the global agribusiness company is best suited to marry-up with the state-owned China National Chemical Corp., known as ChemChina, in a deal valued at more than $43 billion in cash.

Many U.S. farm organizations are gearing up for an effort to convince members of Congress that they should approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) this year  preferably sooner (before the November elections) than later.

Members of some U.S. industry-funded checkoff groups sometimes feel like Rodney Dangerfield on Capitol Hill. They just don�t get any respect and their funding sources are often misunderstood.

The already complicated and politically charged legal case filed by the Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) against a handful of northwest Iowa drainage districts is growing more complex.

A new tool called a "Transparency Evaluator" may soon be available to help farmers more easily determine how technology companies use and protect the data they gather from farming operations.

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, top new Iowa poll of farmers worried about national security, terrorism, renewable fuels.

The USDA issued its long-anticipated final rule guiding eligibility for farm program payments, which the agency said is Àconsistent with the direction and authority provided by Congress in the 2014 farm bill.À But in the process, the final rule generated a backlash from t

As part of plans to merge with Dow Chemical, DuPont announced several leadership changes today in their companys executive leadership.

Later today, the American Soybean Association (ASA) board is poised to approve a dramatic overhaul in its strategic plan for 2016-2021, bringing changes in organizational structure, member recruitment and funding.