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Fred Stokes, the president of the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and lawyer Dan Owen with Kansas City law firm Polsinelli Shugart LLC, clarified the scope and objectives of a lawsuit filed Thursday evening to challenge the beef checkoff program and stop funds from going to the National

President Barack Obama devoted his weekly address to focus on the drought crippling farmers across the heartland and to what he described as an “all-hands-on-deck response” from his administration

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today 153 cases of a strain of influenza virus related to swine, most of which occurred at county fairs, from July 12 to August 9.

In light of today’s USDA crop report, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) urged the Administration to waive penalties for early withdrawals from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

The governors of Maryland and Delaware requested that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for the next year.

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Garry Niemeyer released a statement in response to USDA reports that estimated the U.S. corn yield this year to be its lowest in 17 years.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today a six percent increase in its Food Price Index for July 2012. The spike was largely driven by a surge in grain and sugar prices, while international prices of meat and dairy mostly sustained.

The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) announced plans to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday in an effort to stop the agency from allowing the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to receive any funding from the national beef checkoff.

The Department of Agriculture announced tougher sanctions for those misusing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) today. The updated measures include tougher financial sanctions for retailers that defraud the program and new requirements for States to ensure benefits go solely to eligi

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that Ohio will be the first state to participate in USDA's Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program. Under this program, Ohio's small, state-inspected meat processors will be able to ship their products across state lines.