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International trade, a new farm bill, infrastructure and immigration are shaping up to be the big challenges facing U.S. agriculture in 2018, according to an informal survey of the major farm organizations and several commodity groups

President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention in Nashville next week, and his appearance will likely spice up a meeting that might otherwise be light on policy talk.

Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico, China, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are just some of the destinations where USDA's Ted McKinney will likely be getting his passport stamped as he works to build new relationships and rekindle existing ones in order to boost U.S. exports.

The debate over changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is starting to take shape as Congress prepares to write the new farm bill.

When President Donald Trump signed the new tax reform package into law on December 22, the first call for many farmers and ranchers was to their accountant with a multitude of questions.

The U.S. continues to demand Canada dismantle its supply management dairy system as part of the so-far fruitless NAFTA renegotiations, but if that fails, the U.S. is “actively considering” filing a complaint against Canada in the World Trade Organization.