Bob Ellison

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is headlining the cattle industry’s annual convention, CattleCon, today in Nashville, Tennessee.

A group of 27 former agricultural leaders and executives are warning of the “widespread collapse of American agriculture and our rural communities” absent swift action by Congress.

The Environmental Protection Agency is requiring 14 major diesel engine manufacturers to provide detailed information about Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system failures that have affected farmers and truckers nationwide.

American farmer sentiment dropped sharply in January as economic anxieties intensified, according to the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

Clemson University scientists have secured a $1.2 million Gates Foundation grant to develop innovative hydroponic technology that could transform banana production across Africa while benefiting South Carolina farmers.

Brazilian soybean producers want to keep the recent gains they’ve made in the Chinese market even as U.S.-China relations improve. 

Brazil has benefitted from Trump’s trade war, cementing its presence in the Chinese soybean market and exporting an estimated record of 108 million metric tons to trading partners in 2025.

Senate Ag Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., says storms and wildfires across the country make it more likely Congress will consider a supplemental spending bill this year. That’s important for the ag sector because the supplemental bill could be a vehicle for providing more aid to producers.

President Donald Trump says he’s trusting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to get a deal done on E15 that works for farmers, consumers and oil companies.

Justin Benavidez has been tapped to be USDA’s chief economist, succeeding Seth Meyer. Benavidez has been chief economist for the House Agriculture Committee’s GOP staff the last three years.