Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

Minnesota Gov. Walz brings ag, biofuels background to Democratic ticket

Vice President Kamala Harris named Tim Walz her running mate on Tuesday.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 6 Aug 2024

Minnesota Gov. Walz brings ag, biofuels background to Democratic ticket

Vance has little history in ag policy, but he has rural roots and a story

Former President Donald Trump tapped the Ohio senator to be his running mate in July.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 6 Aug 2024

Vance has little history in ag policy, but he has rural roots and a story

Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag

Nearly everything in Project 2025's agricultural chapter runs counter to the $1.5 trillion farm bill proposal the GOP-led House Agriculture Committee passed out of committee in May.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 19 Jul 2024

Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag

Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota cope with extreme flooding after torrential rains

Movement of commodities challenged with bridge and rail closures.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 26 Jun 2024

Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota cope with extreme flooding after torrential rains

Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges

The latest Ag Census data show alarming trends in the upper Mississippi River basin, one of the most intensive agricultural areas in the country: Less diverse farmers, more and more farms are going out of business, and farmland is being consolidated, making it even more difficult to get into the ind

By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest, Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette, Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer and Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

/ 16 Feb 2024

Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges

A Kansas City farm school shows how the Farm Bill is helping develop urban ag

A Kansas City farm school reflects how urban agriculture has evolved in recent years.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 27 Nov 2023

A Kansas City farm school shows how the Farm Bill is helping develop urban ag

A fear of the 1980s for farmers and black swan risks for cattle producers

A few Oklahoma farmers and ranchers got the chance on Nov. 6 to raise some points about the Farm Bill and rural concerns with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson. They stressed the financial risks currently facing producers.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 13 Nov 2023

A fear of the 1980s for farmers and black swan risks for cattle producers

Farmer has a few topics on his mind while Biden presses rural agenda

Robert "Rusty" Kluver and his four generations of family will host the president at his farm near Northfield, Minn., about a half hour south of the Minneapolis metro area. Biden will use the Kluver farm to announce more than $5 billion in rural spending in conservation, infrastructure, broadband and

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 1 Nov 2023

Farmer has a few topics on his mind while Biden presses rural agenda

Responding to conflict, Food Prize laureates call for boost in food aid and ag investment

Eleven recipients of the World Food Prize called on governments to increase food aid and agricultural assistance to people struggling with hunger and malnutrition. The laureates pointed to the growing risks as war and violent conflicts spread.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 31 Oct 2023

Responding to conflict, Food Prize laureates call for boost in food aid and ag investment

A carbon sequestration question is still unanswered as Climate-Smart projects seek to enroll farmers

The USDA rolled out the $3.1 billion Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities without solving one of the vexing problems that has affected farmers with carbon credit programs. The issue of how to treat additionality — adding more practices to qualify for a private carbon market — still hangs out th

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 8 Sep 2023

A carbon sequestration question is still unanswered as Climate-Smart projects seek to enroll farmers

Iowa study: Blocking carbon pipelines would devastate ethanol production

A new study released by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association details financial losses of more than $10 billion a year if the state's ethanol plants do not have a means to sequester carbon and reap the rewards from new federal tax credits.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 21 Feb 2023

Iowa study: Blocking carbon pipelines would devastate ethanol production

High input costs might turn more farmers to regenerative practices

While fertilizer prices are coming down, experts at a recent industry conference say high input costs are at least one factor driving some farmers to look more at no-till systems and cover crops as a way to reduce nutrient and chemical needs.

By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

/ 2 Feb 2023

Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

Minnesota Gov. Walz brings ag, biofuels background to Democratic ticket

Vance has little history in ag policy, but he has rural roots and a story

Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag

Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota cope with extreme flooding after torrential rains

Latest farm data a ‘wake-up call’ as Midwest farmers face ever steeper challenges

A Kansas City farm school shows how the Farm Bill is helping develop urban ag

A fear of the 1980s for farmers and black swan risks for cattle producers

Farmer has a few topics on his mind while Biden presses rural agenda

Responding to conflict, Food Prize laureates call for boost in food aid and ag investment

A carbon sequestration question is still unanswered as Climate-Smart projects seek to enroll farmers

Iowa study: Blocking carbon pipelines would devastate ethanol production

High input costs might turn more farmers to regenerative practices

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