The nation's top law enforcement official, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, will kick off a high-profile workshop in Ankeny, Iowa, Friday, one that has been revamped to include more farmers after some farm groups complained that academics and elected officials were getting more time of the program.

3/11/2010, 2:54 PM CST

A very interesting auction coming up next Thursday, March 18, in Effingham, Illinois. As far as I can tell, a first of its kind auction. A sale devoted exclusively to selling used precision ag equipment.

3/11/2010, 11:00 AM CST

More than 2 months after it expired, the Senate restored the $1 a gallon biodiesel tax credit when it passed the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 Wednesday.

3/10/2010, 3:27 PM CST

The deadline for finalizing your crop insurance program for this year's crops is coming up March 15. This year's decision won't likely be an easy one for many farmers.

3/10/2010, 11:27 AM CST

An RPC (a Brazilian communication firm) Crop Expedition team has spent the last 10 days visiting government statistical agencies, ports, cooperatives, and farmers throughout the Argentine corn and soybean belt.

3/10/2010, 9:46 AM CST

Farmers will have another weed control tool for 2010. Monsanto is launching MON 63410 for 2010 for early postemergence use in soybeans and cotton.

3/07/2010, 3:18 PM CST

As Congress finishes work on a second jobs bill, the biodiesel industry may soon get its $1-a-gallon tax credit that expired last year restored. But because it's a tax credit that must be renewed annually, the soy-based fuel plants that are operating at only 14% capacity will have to go to Congress again for support.

3/07/2010, 3:14 PM CST

At the Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California, Friday, a Washington expert who works with farmers on carbon policies tried to shatter some myths about cap and trade legislation still being considered in Congress.

3/07/2010, 3:08 PM CST

There's always one or two pieces of equipment on every auction that catches your eye. Find out what has caught Machinery Pete's eye and what it sold for at a recent auction in North Dakota.

3/06/2010, 11:00 AM CST

Annual ryegrass and other cover crops are gaining popularity with Midwest crop producers, say seed growers.

3/05/2010, 12:40 AM CST