Farm

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a comprehensive farm bill text that would increase Title I farm subsidies and crop insurance premium subsidies by between $50 billion and $53 billion over 10 years.

Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops.

Wonders if GOP will deliver something she can support

The good news is cicadas aren’t interested in dining on farm fields. Periodical cicadas belong to the order, Hemiptera, which includes some irritating agricultural pests such as stink bugs and aphids.

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois State Treasurer Michel Frerichs is inviting students […]

The House and Senate plans for the farm bill go in opposite directions when it comes to eligibility for farm program payments.

Biofuel producers and farmers will essentially have the rest of 2024 as a “safe harbor” or “pilot project” to figure out how they will account for climate-smart practices on farms to garner longer-term tax credit for producing a low-carbon jet fuel.

Acephate, an insecticide commonly used by soybean and cotton farmers in the Midsouth to control stink bugs, will be a chemical tool removed from the proverbial toolbox under an EPA proposal now out for a 60-day public comment period.

USDA released on Friday the final traceability rule requirements for animal identification in the cattle sector.

Energy-related payments to farmers for oil, natural gas and wind production have continued to be a significant form of farm income and vary widely depending on where farmers operate, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).