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Image by Arina P Habich, Shutterstock Sunday’s big game will be the main focus for millions of America’s families, but what they eat during the game will be a close second. The NFL championship represents the second-highest day of food consumption, behind only Thanksgiving. The event offers a snapshot of the strength and reach of U.S. agriculture, along with the historic challenges facing America’s farmers and ranchers. In the latest Market Intel, American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the most popular snacks and the economic pressures on farmers who grow the food fans count on. “As fans gather around their…
Image courtesy of Bureau of Land Management, Flickr On Monday, the Public Lands Council and the Bureau of Land Management signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperative monitoring of grazing allotments on BLM lands. The MOU will help public lands ranchers and local BLM officials cooperate to collect and analyze data on rangeland health to ensure higher quality management of federal rangeland. “Federal lands ranchers manage millions of acres of federal land through livestock grazing as well as voluntary conservation work, ranchers strive to improve range conditions every day. To help boost these management efforts, data is needed to…
DAILY Bites New guidance issued February 2, 2026, says farmers and equipment owners have the legal right to repair nonroad diesel equipment, helping cut costs and downtime. Federal clean air law allows temporary disabling of certain emissions controls for repair, as long as equipment is returned to proper working condition afterward. Manufacturers can no longer cite clean air law to block access to repair tools, software, or information needed by farmers and independent repair shops. DAILY Discussion The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced new guidance that clarifies farmers and equipment owners have the legal right to make their…
The U.S. cattle herd started 2026 a little smaller than a year ago, and the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers suggest any broad-based rebuild is still more talk than reality. As of Jan. 1, 2026, the United States had 86.2 million head of cattle and calves on farms and ranches, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. That total is slightly below Jan. 1, 2025, continuing the industry’s multi-year contraction. NASS’ annual Cattle report includes several figures producers watch closely for clues about supply, replacement intentions, and what the next 12–24 months could look like for feeders and…
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)…