Category Archives: Agriculture News

Farm Service Agency loans or loan guarantees could be delayed this summer as demand is draining available funds, and that's bad news for farmers and Ag lenders. DTN reports that several agriculture gr...

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that landowners can challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "judicial determinations" on wetlands in court. The ruling could have broad ramifications because it ...

Agricultural exports in fiscal year 2016 are projected at $124.5 billion, which is $500 million below the February projection. The Hagstrom Report says it's also $15.2 billion dollars below fiscal yea...

The House Ag Committee's livestock subcommittee is holding a series of hearings this week on the livestock economy. One thing of particular concern to pork producers is the proposed USDA rules that re...

Monsanto will reject the 62 billion dollar bid from Bayer and seek a higher price. Monsanto company officials say they believe a deal with the German-based Bayer could get antitrust and regulatory app...

 Bayer and Monsanto are on the edge of agreeing to a merger that would create the world's largest seed company if it's completed, according to the Fox Business Network. Bayer said the potent...

If Monsanto should chose to accept the proposed acquisition presented by Bayer AG, the deal would put 83 percent of U.S. corn seed sales and 70 percent of the global pesticide market under the control...

Monsanto publicly announced late Wednesday that the company was reviewing a proposal by Bayer AG to acquire Monsanto. Earlier in the week, BASF and Bayer were reportedly interested in acquiring the St...

Leading agriculture lenders could feel the squeeze of a weaker farm economy thanks to heavy portfolios in farmland. Fitch Ratings said this week in a report that farm lenders may see some assets deter...

A new report by the National Academies of Sciences concludes that genetically modified organisms cause no more health problems for people than other foods. Specifically, the report says there is "no s...