The House overwhelmingly approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on a 385-41 vote Thursday, sending the new North American trade pact to the Senate, where it should pass easily early next year. … Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with a plan to reallocate waived biofuel volumes that infuriated industry groups when it was first proposed. (Agri-Pulse)

Members of the University of Illinois farmDoc team discussed the implications of trade disputes and the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) during the 2019 Illinois Farm Economics Summit. (FarmWeekNow)

The two Republican congressmen who represent Bloomington-Normal praised bipartisan House passage of an updated trade agreement among the U.S., Mexico and Canada. U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis and Darin LaHood both … Read More

Farming remains overwhelmingly comprised of family businesses. Family farms as a group accounted for 98% of farms and 88% of production in 2018, according to the Economic Research Service’s latest … Read More

The Trump administration plans to stick with its proposed 2020 biofuel blending requirements, the White House said on Wednesday, despite anger among farmers that the plan does too little for … Read More

One day after impeaching President Donald Trump, the Democratic-led House is expected to overwhelmingly pass one of his signature priorities, a rewrite of the 25-year-old free trade agreement he blames … Read More

The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him the third president in history to be charged with committing high … Read More

Farmers may sign up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) at county Farm Service Agency offices until Feb. 28. Signup for continuous CRP is ongoing. (FarmWeekNow)

China may resume purchases of U.S. ethanol to meet its spending commitments under an initial trade deal with the U.S., Bloomberg reported Tuesday. (Fox Business)