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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…

The October USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is due Thursday, Oct. 9. However, if the government shutdown continues through next Wednesday, the report may never be released. This is what happened last time a government shutdown impacted a WASDE report in January 2019.  If the report is released, here is what farmers need to know about the U.S. corn, soybean, and wheat markets, and what Grain Market Insider will be looking for in the updated balance sheets. The September WASDE report showed U.S. old-crop corn carryout increasing by 20 million bushels, and old-crop soybean stocks unchanged. The…

National 4-H Week, celebrated October 5–11, 2025, will spotlight the impact of America’s largest youth development program, reaching nearly 6 million young people nationwide. This year’s theme, Beyond Ready, highlights how 4-H equips youth with skills, resilience, and leadership for a rapidly changing world. “From fairgrounds to classrooms, community gardens to robotics labs, 4-H youth in Nebraska are proving they’re not just ready for the future — they’re Beyond Ready,” Nebraska 4-H stated in its announcement of the week’s events. Two major theme days will anchor the week’s activities. On Monday, October 6, supporters are encouraged to take part in…

Ahead of 9 a.m. CT, December corn was down 2¢ at $4.19¾ per bushel. November soybeans were down less than a penny at $10.23½ per bushel. December CBOT wheat was up less than a penny at $5.15 per bushel. December KC wheat was down a penny at $4.98 per bushel. December Minneapolis wheat was up 3¼¢ at $5.63¾. “U.S. grain and oilseed prices continue to find support from President Trump’s Truth Social post earlier this week promising to ‘Make soybeans, and other row crops, great again’ when he meets with President Xi at the end of the month….” said Arlan…

An 85-year-old farmer in Pickerington, Ohio, is mourning the loss of hundreds of his prized pumpkins after thieves struck his fields in late September. According to WHIO-TV, around 300 pumpkins were stolen from Sam’s Pumpkin Patch, owned by longtime farmer Terry Dunlap. The theft represented “a loss of more than $6,000 for the owner” and involved what Dunlap described as his very best pumpkins. “It hurt. I was, I was sick when I saw it,” Dunlap told WHIO. “I saw they were gone. I just almost, I got sick. I just physically, you know, it got me.” Dunlap explained to…

According to data compiled by the Successful Farming team, more than 5,700 acres of Iowa farmland are set to be auctioned in Oct. 2025. Listings range from single tracts of less than 40 acres to a multi-parcel auction that includes 323 acres. Here’s a closer look at the farmland expected to change hands across 24 Iowa counties. Wayne County Wayne County has three separate listings, the largest of which is just under 320 acres.  The Leslie D. Tuttle Revocable Trust is represented by Peoples Company.  “This Tuttle Family Farm dates back to 1948, so this kind of opportunity to purchase…

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the federal government would support American farmers in light of China’s refusal to buy soybeans and that an announcement would be made on Tuesday. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, Bessent said. “We’ve got their backs,” he added. Chinese importers have not yet bought soybeans from the autumn U.S. harvest during the trade war between Washington and Beijing, costing U.S. farmers billions of dollars in lost sales. “It’s unfortunate that Chinese leadership has decided to use the American farmers, soybean farmers, in particular, as a hostage or pawn in the trade negotiations,” Bessent said. Trump said on Wednesday that soybeans would be a major…

Ahead of 9:45 a.m. CT, December corn was up less than a penny at $4.17¼ per bushel. November soybeans were up 4½¢ at $10.17½ per bushel. December CBOT wheat was up 5½¢ at $5.14¾ per bushel. December KC wheat was up 4¢ at $4.99½ per bushel. December Minneapolis wheat was up 4½¢ at $5.61½. “We’re in day two of the partial government shutdown,” said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist at StoneX. “The Energy Information Administration continues to turn out reports, but most other government reports are on hold. That means that we received no weekly jobless claims data this morning,…