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Image by Nokwan007, Shutterstock Top Third Ag Marketing, a division of StoneX Financial Services Inc., helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops 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 to Mark Gold’s Weekly Grain Comments here! https://www.agdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/top-third-agdaily-2026-02-02.mp3
The Farmers’ Almanac, one of the longest-running publications in American history, has been saved from closure after being acquired by new ownership, who has the goal of preserving the 208-year-old institution and its future editions. The announcement, made January 28, comes just months after the publication revealed it would cease operations following its 2026 edition due to financial pressures. The acquisition establishes Farmers’ Almanac LLC, a New York–based company formed to continue the publication and protect its legacy. For more than two centuries, the Farmers’ Almanac has been a source for long-range weather forecasts, seasonal guidance, folklore, humor, and practical…
With more than 13,000 FFA members in 84 agricultural education programs across Arizona, the Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation has continued to play a critical role in strengthening opportunities for students and educators statewide since 1985. That mission was on full display on January 31, when the Foundation hosted its 10th Annual Blue & Gold Gala, a night that also marked 40 years of the Foundation’s impact on Arizona agriculture education. Held at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa, the event lived up to its reputation as “The Biggest Night in Arizona Agriculture.” Alumni, educators, industry leaders, sponsors, and supporters…
DAILY Bites The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is shifting its sterile fly releases (about 100 million per week) to stop New World screwworm from moving north. Aircraft and sterile insects will be reallocated to concentrate coverage along the United States–Mexico border, including a new dispersal area that extends about 50 miles into Texas near Tamaulipas, Mexico. The strategy pairs sterile fly releases with import requirements and ongoing surveillance and trapping, including dye-marking sterile flies to distinguish them from wild flies and continued monitoring that has found no New World screwworm detections in the…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined Archer Daniels Midland $40 million after the agency found former high-ranking executives artificially inflated the value of one of its businesses. The fine, handed down on Jan. 27 as part of a settlement with the company, relates to ADM’s Nutrition business, which the company had touted as a significant moneymaker to investors. However, as the business failed to meet profit projections, ADM’s chief financial officer shifted funds from other company ventures into Nutrition so it “would appear to be … performing better than it was,” according to the SEC. ADM did not admit…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has delayed implementation of its Horse Protection Amendments final rule, pushing the effective date for the remaining provisions to December 31, 2026. The rule had been slated to begin February 1, 2026, but APHIS says ongoing court action and Congressional direction have made moving forward now impractical. First published in May 2024, the USDA says that the final rule was designed to strengthen enforcement of the Horse Protection Act — a federal law aimed at stopping soring, the practice of intentionally causing pain (often through chemicals or mechanical devices)…
DENVER — On a cold, wintry day, over a hundred attendees gathered at the Colorado State University’s SPUR campus to ask, “What is a Future Cowboy?” Ranchers, cattle companies, university students, and staff, as well as those from the general public, all congregated to learn more about the cattle industry and what its future might look like. The Future Cowboy event, hosted by the university’s Ag Innovation Center, was held on the last day of the 2026 National Western Stock Show. With a kickoff speech by Jordan Kraft Lambert, the Director of the Ag Innovation Center at CSU, the event…
On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration to better equip the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm into Texas and to better protect livestock and wildlife. “Although the New World screwworm fly is not yet present in Texas or the U.S., its northward spread from Mexico toward the U.S. southern border poses a serious threat to Texas’ livestock industry and wildlife,” Abbott said. “State law authorizes me to act to prevent a threat of infestation that could cause severe damage to Texas property, and I will…
While New England is known for its chowder and Seattle its salmon tossing, when it comes to Super Bowl menus, nothing is hotter than wings. The National Chicken Council today released its annual Chicken Wing Report, projecting Americans to eat 1.48 billion chicken wings watching the Patriots and Seahawks battle for the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 8. This figure represents an increase of about 10 million more wings than last year’s game. “I think Bradley Cooper is wrong: Football is for food,” said NCC spokesperson Tom Super, referencing an Uber Eats ad campaign starring Cooper. “Especially when it comes to…
Undergraduate college students pursuing agricultural communications careers should apply now for up to $3,000 in scholarships from the Agricultural Communicators Network. Three scholarships will be awarded in 2026 to members of Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow who have demonstrated commitment to their education and career goals. Three finalists will be selected to participate in an in-person interview for the top scholarship: The Dr. James Evans Scholarship, which is offered in the amount of $3,000. Two runner-ups will receive the Past Presidents’ Scholarship of $2,000. The Dr. James Evans Scholarship is made possible through an endowment from ACN member Lyle Orwig, and…