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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/2025/07/top-third-agdaily-2025-07-07.mp3 The post Markets in Minutes: Top Third looks ahead for week of July 7, 2025 appeared first on AGDAILY.

Veterinarians working in meat plants and food safety roles for the U.S. Department of Agriculture may now qualify for up to $60,000 in student loan repayment thanks to an updated incentive program designed to recruit and keep much-needed professionals in the field. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently reissued its Student Loan Repayment Program for in-plant veterinarians, clarifying who’s eligible and making the process easier to understand. The updated version, issued in June 2025, allows qualified veterinarians to receive up to $10,000 a year toward their student loans for three years — and even reapply for a second…

What You Need to Know Corn:18% at silking stage3% at dough stage74% good/excellent conditionSoybeans:32% at blooming stage8% at setting pods stage66% good/excellent conditionWinter Wheat:53% harvested48% good/excellent condition Today, USDA published the 14th Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers. Corn As of July 6, 18% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had reached the silking stage. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 15%. This was the first report of the season to include the progress of the corn crop at the dough stage.…

As of 9:12 a.m. CT, December corn was down 13¢ at $4.24 per bushel. November soybeans were down 24¾¢ at $10.24½ per bushel. September CBOT wheat and KC wheat were down 14¢ at $5.42¾ per bushel and $5.22 per bushel, respectively. September Minneapolis wheat was down 8¾¢ at $6.38½. “The Fourth of July holiday weekend is often very pivotal for corn and soybean prices, and that looks to be the case once again this year as well,” said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist at StoneX. “Traders returned from their holiday break last night to find that the 15-day outlook, that…

AGDAILY Reporters · July 7, 2025 To celebrate its 160th anniversary and National Ice Cream Month, Penn State’s Berkey Creamery has released a new “Cow to Cone” video that gives viewers a deliciously detailed look at how its famous ice cream is made. From the dairy barns to the serving counter, the video offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the process, showcasing how the creamery blends science, tradition, and craftsmanship to create each scoop. “The new video offers not just an inside look at the creamery’s operations, but it’s a flavorful tribute to 160 years of Penn State’s dairy excellence,” says…

Of all the root crops known to humankind – and I’m including rutabagas and cattail rhizomes here – my favorite is the humble radish. Radishes are a good source of vitamin C, minerals, and bad breath. But their benefits don’t end there. They don’t even begin there. Radishes also provide a fast and easy win for the home gardener. Under the right conditions, radish seeds can sprout in as little as a few days. A couple of weeks later you can be munching on the subterranean fruits of your labor. This quick reward is key if you’re trying to get…

“Thank you, President Trump.” That sentiment has been repeated often by farmers during conversations and across social media in the days since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed through Congress and was signed into law. Farmers have specifically celebrated how the bill overhauls the “death tax” — the taxes imposed by the federal and some state governments on someone’s estate upon death. The Republican-led budget bill, formally known as H.R. 1, makes a change to U.S. Code § 2010 that increases the excluded taxable amount for a business owner’s estate to $15 million, which is triple what it had…

1. Soybeans, Grains Plunge in Overnight Trading Soybean and grain futures plunged overnight at traders returned from the long Independence Day weekend in a selling mood.  Favorable weather in most U.S. growing areas along with concerns about trade led to the overnight decline in prices.  Only 5.6% of an 11-state region that includes Iowa and Illinois, the largest producers of soybeans and corn, were suffering from drought conditions as of July 1, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.  That’s down from 6.1% a week earlier and almost 28% three months ago.  Less than 5% of Iowa was seeing drought last…

Seed selection can effectively solve a wide range of agronomic issues. Whether you’re dealing with disease, pests, drought, or even harvest efficiency, selecting the right corn and soybean products can improve crop performance and resilience, and reduce input costs. “Seed selection is very important,” said Ryan Dunsbergen, Golden Harvest soybean product manager, stressing the need to match maturities and traits with local field conditions. Farmers must balance “offense and defense,” choosing high-yielding varieties while also ensuring strong resistance to diseases, pests, and soil variability, he said.  Choosing the right seed is about more than just picking a high-yielding variety, said…

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO, June 30 (Reuters) – Brazil’s total corn production is expected to hit 130.6 million metric tons in 2024/25, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, raising its forecast from the 128.5 million tons it projected earlier this month. The revision reflects higher estimates for the country’s second corn crop, AgRural said in a statement, bumping up its forecast to a record 103.4 million tons from the previous 101.5 million. Brazil’s second corn crop, which is set to account for about 80% of national output this year, is planted after soybeans are harvested in the same areas and mainly exported in the…