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Today, USDA published the sixth Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers. Corn Crop Progress As of May 11, 62% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had been planted. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 56%. Twenty-eight percent of the corn crop had emerged across all 18 top corn-growing states as of May 11. That’s ahead of the five-year average by seven percentage points. Soybean Crop Progress The USDA said that as of May 11, 48% of the soybean crop across…

In a world where most people are more familiar with grocery store aisles than furrowed fields, two 4-H members are pushing back against the disconnect between modern life and the roots of our food system. Anna Rott of Minnesota and Makenna Lybarger of Ohio are doing more than just leading — they’re creating spaces where young people can engage directly with agriculture, many for the first time. As Roth Scholars through the 4-H Leadership Academy, both are channeling their passion into grassroots education projects that aim to reshape how kids view farming, sustainability, and the food industry at large. Bringing…

Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices. Mark Gold and his team provide AGDAILY.com with the latest information and a look ahead in their audio commentary. Listen here! https://www.agdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Top-Third-agdaily-2025-05-12.mp3 The post Markets in Minutes: Top Third looks ahead for week of May 12, 2025 appeared first on AGDAILY.

What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? More than one might think — and a widely-used diabetes medication might just be the surprising link. At Penn State, researchers discovered that metformin, a drug usually prescribed for Type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome in humans, can actually help chickens lay more eggs. Specifically, it helps broiler breeder hens — the chickens that produce the broiler chickens we eventually eat — stay fertile and produce eggs for longer, even as they age. While the team has known that metformin can help egg production in chickens…

Today, USDA released the May 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. 2025/2026 U.S. Ending Stocks May’s WASDE report was the first to include 2025/2026 estimates. Corn and soybean ending stocks were pegged lower than the average trade expectation, while wheat was pegged higher. 2024/2025 U.S. Ending Stocks USDA’s ending stocks estimates for 2024/2025 corn, soybeans, and wheat were all pegged lower month-over-month and lower than the average trade expectation. 2025/2026 Global Ending Stocks Similar to the U.S. numbers, global ending stocks for 2025/2026 were pegged lower than the average trade expectation for corn and soybeans and higher…

What Happened A recent price decline in grains and soybean meal is providing end users with an opportunity to shift risk. Corn futures have dropped by over 50¢ in the old-crop July contract, while new-crop December futures have lost nearly 30¢ and are currently trading under $4.50. Good planting progress in the U.S. and favorable weather in South America have kept traders on the defensive. Trade uncertainty due to tariff talk may be adding price pressure. Yet, if you buy feed, don’t get complacent. The market is offering you an opportunity ahead of the most critical time of the year…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended the import of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports of entry following continued spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico. The announcement, made Sunday by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, takes effect immediately. NWS, a parasitic fly that infests and severely injures living animals, has been detected as far north as Oaxaca and Veracruz — regions approximately 700 miles from the U.S. border. These detections have occurred even in remote areas with minimal cattle movement, raising alarms about the pest’s aggressive advance despite joint eradication efforts by U.S.…

By Cassandra Stephenson President Donald Trump’s administration has pulled the plug on roughly $37.7 million in federal funding across 42 grants for the University of Tennessee System. The majority of the loss — $31.2 million — comes from eight terminated grants at the UT Institute of Agriculture. The institute houses the university’s agriculture research arm as well as its statewide educational organization providing resources to Tennessee farmers and communities in all 95 counties. It also houses the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and the Herbert College of Agriculture. The UT school system was set to receive more than $59 million…

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, May 6 (Reuters) – Brazilian farmers are poised to expand the area planted with soybeans by around 500,000 hectares in the 2025/26 season which starts in September in key growing regions, Andre Pessoa, president of agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult, said on Tuesday during an event. In the current season, Brazilian farmers planted a record 47.8 million hectares (118.116 million acres) with soybeans, according to Agroconsult’s calculations. The result was a massive crop, as Brazilian farmers harvested an unprecedented soybean volume of 172.1 million tons, Agroconsult said in March after concluding a national tour of fields. Most of Brazil’s soy is shipped…

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, May 6 (Reuters) – Argentina’s already-delayed soy harvest has stalled further, a meteorologist said on Tuesday, following heavy rains and high humidity in the nation’s main agricultural regions. Harvesting in Argentina, the world’s largest exporter of soybean oil and meal, had already fallen behind after rains in March and early April. “The harvest has stopped,” German Heinzenknecht, a consultant with Applied Climatology Consulting, said in an interview. According to the expert and data from the national meteorological service, Argentina’s grains belt received between 30 millimeters (1.18 inches) and 50 millimeters of rain over the past several days, ending a streak of sunny days which had allowed many…