As summer comes to a close, farmers face one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year – harvest. As farmers head to...

The U.S. House approved the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 on a very close vote of 217 to 210. House Agriculture Committee...

Executive Summary:  H.R. 3102 includes provisions contained in H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, including: Reinstating the asset and...

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow says the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act being considered by the House would kick millions of children and...

The USDA surprised analysts with an increase in average corn yields to 155.3 bushels per acre, increasing the ending stocks-to-use ratio slightly to 14.6%. The...

In an effort to get lawmakers to change the farm bill – major U.S. business groups have said this week that the new farm bill...

The Congressional Budget Office has released the score for the nutrition bill organized by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. H.R. 3102 – the Nutrition Reform...

September's WASDE report projected the 2013 corn crop at 13.84 billion bushels, which would be a record crop, if realized, and more than a 3...

Jim Bower – I have to admit, yesterday's market response to the USDA's FSA acreage report has to be a disappointment to the bull case,...

It appears reports suggesting top House leadership had settled on a strategy for moving forward on the next farm bill are incorrect. With the current...