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1. Wheat Futures Lower as Stocks Top Forecasts Wheat futures were lower in overnight trading after a quarterly report showed stockpiles at the beginning of September were higher than expected.  Inventories on Sept. 1 totaled 2.12 billion bushels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. That’s up 6% year over year and topped analyst expectations for 2.041 billion bushels.  Corn futures also declined overnight after USDA’s stockpiles estimate topped forecasts.  Stockpiles on Sept. 1 were reported at 1.532 billion bushels, the agency said. While that’s down 13% annually, it easily topped trade projections for inventories of 1.336 billion bushels.  The stockpiles…

Harvest is underway, but there’s still uncertainty about where some of those crops will go. Agri-Pulse Newsmakers asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., if he thinks the U.S. is losing valuable global markets and how bailout trade aid payments for farmers could be funded through tariff revenue.Also on the show, Virginia Houston, with the American Soybean Association, and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discussed what China’s recent soybean purchase from Argentina means for the U.S. and if it’s concerning to not see an October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report because of the government shutdown. Watch…

Isabell Olsasky grew up on her family’s farm in south-central Iowa, showing pigs and chickens at the county fair. Joining FFA at Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High cemented her love for agriculture. After graduating last spring, she spent the summer in Mexico as a Borlaug-Ruan International Intern with the World Food Prize. Now, Olsasky is studying agronomy at Iowa State University. Watch Our Interview Meet Isabell Olsasky Olsasky said she always wanted ag to be part of her future but wasn’t sure what that would look like. An FFA visit to Iowa State’s McNay Research and Demonstration Farm was a lightbulb…

While harvesting a field of irrigated corn, Quentin Connealy noticed something unusual: The dryland corners were outyielding the acres under the pivot.  “That’s where it red-flagged for me that something had happened,” said Connealy, who raises corn and soybeans in eastern Nebraska. That field, like so many others, had hidden challenges that didn’t become obvious until harvest. In this case, saturated conditions early in the season led to crown rot, weakening stalks, and limiting yield under the pivot.  Eventually, every farmer faces a field that doesn’t live up to expectations. Whether it’s due to uneven emergence, nutrient loss, disease, or…

This week the U.S. Drought Monitor showed drought-stricken areas, from southern Missouri and Arkansas into the northeast U.S., received amounts of 1-2 inches with locally higher amounts in northwestern and southern Arkansas, parts of Tennessee and Kentucky and in eastern New York and southern New England. At the same time, dry weather continued in northern parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, most of Lower Michigan and the northern Great Plains and Upper Midwest. Above-normal temperatures were standard across the majority of the U.S., except for parts of Arizona and New Mexico. In most of the U.S., temperatures were between 2-6°F above…

In its latest Crop Progress report, the USDA rated 81% of the corn crop in Wisconsin good/excellent. Of the remaining top 18 corn-growing states, six states have more than 70% of the corn crop rated good/excellent. Nationwide, 66% of the corn crop was rated good/excellent. Take a look at the top seven states that are leading the ratings. Wisconsin With 81% of its crop rated good/excellent, Wisconsin has the best corn in the country. USDA rated 24% of Wisconsin’s corn excellent. Another 57% was rated good, 14% was rated fair, 4% was rated poor and only 1% was rated very poor.…

by Ryan Hanrahan The Wall Street Journal’s Brian Schwartz, Patrick Thomas and Natalie Andrews reported that “President Trump is considering providing $10 billion or more in aid to U.S. farmers as the agriculture sector warns of economic fallout from his far-reaching tariffs, according to people familiar with the discussions.” “The president and his team are weighing using tariff revenue to fund much of the aid, the people said, adding that distribution of the money could start in the coming months,” Schwartz, Thomas, and Andrews reported. “A senior administration official said the discussions have centered on $10 billion to $14 billion…

American Farmland Trust has announced the winners of the 17th annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025. Ten markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners. A total of 1,263 markets nationwide participated in the 2025 celebration with over 60,000 votes. In 2025, AFT staffed 26 markets nationwide in a series of pop-up events meant to help markets reach supporters and raise awareness of the critical importance of farmers markets. “Farmers markets are the heartbeat of local food systems across…

DAILY Bites Disease pressures rising as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Avian Metapneumovirus strain U.S. turkey flocks, cutting production and complicating recovery Production at historic lows with USDA reporting just 195 million turkeys raised in 2025, the lowest level in 40 years and driving tighter supplies Higher prices for shoppers with wholesale turkey prices up about 40% from 2024, though supplies should still meet Thanksgiving demand DAILY Discussion As Thanksgiving approaches, turkey farmers across the United States are contending with mounting disease pressures and economic challenges that could impact both production levels and prices at the grocery store. After a…

JCB has launched a new series of Fastrac high-speed tractors, available in Q2 of 2026 to North American customers.  “The all-new 6000 Series stays true to JCB’s innovative and groundbreaking concept that defines all Fastracs, resulting in an exceptional combination of productivity, efficiency, versatility, and operator comfort,” JCB Agriculture Managing Director John Smith said. “It also takes the JCB Fastrac into a new power and performance category, meeting the needs of farmers and contractors with outstanding features that create a highly productive machine with unique capabilities in the field and on the road.” Fastrac 6000 Series Models There are two…