EPA proposes to end diesel exhaust fluid deratements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing regulatory amendments to certain compliance provisions and test procedures related to model year (MY) 2027 and later heavy-duty highway engines. These amendments would include changes to the regulatory...
Grocery, hunger, farm, fuel groups react to Senate farm bill
Grocery, anti-hunger, farm, fuel and conservation groups have varying and detailed reactions to the Farm Bill 2.0 text that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., released Friday. Boozman has scheduled the markup of the...
John Deere’s right to repair settlement reaches a resolution
As the long-fought antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company draws to a close, independent operators of John Deere equipment can breathe a sigh of relief. Since the early 2000s, Deere has imposed...
Klobuchar reacts to Boozman farm bill text
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued a statement late Friday reacting to the Farm Bill 2.0 text that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., released that day. ...
Marlin Eisenach Day at the Fair
Marlin Eisenach is already a legend. Now, he has his own day. The Morgan County Commissioners declared July 29 Marlin Eisenach Day at the Morgan County Fair and a large crowd gathered to help him...
Research on foul odors and open wounds targets flesh-eating screwworm
Jessica Metcalf’s work stinks. Literally. But the Colorado State University professor’s research may be key to protecting livestock and wildlife from a flesh-eating parasite. In a project recently funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,...
Precipitation insurance deadline approaches for annual forage planted in 2026-2027
Forage will be in short supply this year and likely throughout 2027. For farmers and ranchers planning to fill the feed gap by planting annual forages from Aug. 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, the...
Buying feed during a drought — Keys to consider
Drought conditions across the High Plains Region are challenging producers to find feed. The following are things to consider when planning and making decisions about purchasing feed. What do you have and what do you...
USDA official updates court on relocation; employees unsatisfied
Last Friday, Mary Pletcher Rice, the Agriculture Department acting principal deputy assistant secretary for administration, updated the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California regarding the Trump administration’s reorganization and relocation plans as...
Sugar growers give Shontel Brown, Stephen Vaden standing ovations
VAIL, Colo. — In a display that demonstrated the policy and political pressures facing American farmers in this election year, beet and cane farmers gathered here on Monday for the International Sweetener Symposium listened to...
Boozman confirms E15 in farm bill, no date for markup
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., believes “the farm bill is the best vehicle to advance year-round E15,” a committee spokesperson told The Hagstrom Report late Thursday. Regarding a date for the farm bill...
South Africa’s FMD crisis escalates as cows become reinfected after vaccination
Farmers in South Africa that have already vaccinated their cattle for foot and mouth disease (FMD) are seeing them become reinfected with the disease, raising tensions amid the agricultural industry. The government’s vaccination program has...
US imposes tariffs on Brazil; beef exemption raises ire among cattle groups
A July 15, 2026 press release from the United States Trade Representative’s office announced the final action, taken at President Trump’s direction by Ambassador Jamieson Greer, “under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974...
Antitrust suit against railroads seeks to tear down paper barrier to West Coast grain markets
Stefan Soloviev is a venture capitalist and commodity trader with a farming habit. He first purchased farmland around Wellington, Kan., in 2002 and eventually purchased ground around the Kansas Colorado border around 2006. Until last...
New Colorado River plan requires water cuts
The Bureau of Reclamation, a division of the Interior Department, last week released the final Colorado River environmental impact statement which designates Interior’s preferred course of action for management of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. ...
Ticks need to be controlled
When I was young wood ticks were a nuisance and going outdoors in the summer — especially if you spent time in the woods and in tall grass — meant tick checks before bedtime. The...