USDA is one of several federal departments that could face a shutdown if Congress doesn't come to terms over funding for a border wall by the latest Dec. 21 deadline. USDA's annual... [Read Full Blog]

Over the past month, I've attended a number of agricultural conferences, and one theme connected all of them: savvy financial management is the key to not only making it through th... [Read Full Blog]

Both the North and South Poles are warming at rapid rates, and problems are showing up.

A new analysis by a University of Illinois economist raises questions about the effect on ethanol markets of small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

The View From the Cab series opens doors to everyday life during a farming season -- the good, the bad and sometimes the messy.

An outside disk on the front left gang of a reader's 820 Massey disk keeps breaking out in the center. What could be causing this problem?

The presidential archives may not feature too many pictures of George H.W. Bush picking corn or slopping hogs, but library shelves will groan for years to come thanks to the weight... [Read Full Blog]