A letter sent by the National Corn Grower Assn. (NCGA) to three federal department heads earlier this month spells out the financial challenges many farmers are facing this year and why unraveling trade uncertainties should be a priority.

The massive agency is proposing to close one of its largest buildings and move the employees from Washington to five hub centers in the U.S.

Ever been frustrated when you couldn’t convince a neighbor to start no-tilling, or just stop plowing as much? Tired of seeing soil and nutrients wash into the ditch or waterways? Or reading about dust storms popping up again? You aren’t alone. This battle has been fought for nearly a century. 

It was announced in April that the America First Policy Institute’s Doug Hoelscher would fill the role of chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative office, but no action has been taken since.

A new dataset unveiled in 2023 shows there were 232 deaths from windblown dust events from 2007- 2017.

Federal agencies unveiled a plan Tuesday that would make sweeping changes in how the USDA and other federal agencies protect U.S. agriculture from harm and influence.