Farmers enjoy one of the highest levels of public trust of any group or potential source of information. A recent survey at American Farm Bureau found that 88% of … Read More

Assessing the likely impact of climate change has grown as a concern for big companies making strategic decisions about future capital allocation and strategy. But the challenge of forecasting temperatures … Read More

Growers gave Trump a warm welcome at this year’s American Farm Bureau Federation conference here, with members of the traditionally right-leaning group — the industry’s biggest lobbying organization — saying … Read More

Major steps to settle the two-year trade war between the United States and China were taken Jan. 15 and representatives from agriculture groups joined in cautious optimism about Phase 1 … Read More

Illinois farmers will get a much-needed lift from two international trade agreements approved by the federal government last week, but experts are uncertain if their situations will improve in the … Read More

President Donald Trump thanked farmers Sunday for supporting him through a trade war with China as he promoted a new North American trade agreement and a separate one with China … Read More

Did you know that anything using a petroleum-based plastic could be replaced with a renewable bio-based plastic? John Caupert, executive director from NCERC, along with Alexis Hartman, college student and … Read More

Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork on a woman arriving from China at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. A … Read More

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expects American farmers to receive the third and final tranche in 2019 trade bailout payments even after an initial deal with China was … Read More

The Department of Agriculture is asking for input from biofuel stakeholders on a new incentives program to build out domestic ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure at retail gas stations. (Agri-Pulse)