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By Neil J. Kanatt Sept. 15 (Reuters) – Tyson Foods said on Monday it will stop using certain ingredients, like high-fructose corn syrup, in its products by the end of 2025 in the U.S. Food companies are seeking alternative ingredients in response to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign that aims to eliminate artificial dyes from packaged foods sold in the country. Kennedy has also been critical of the amount of sugar consumed in the American diet and has said that updated dietary guidelines will advise Americans to eat “whole food”. Coca-Cola KO.N has also decided to introduce a cane-sugar sweetened version of Coke in…

By Naveen Thukral JAKARTA, Sept. 16 (Reuters) – Flour millers in Asia have ramped up imports of U.S. wheat in recent weeks, driven by competitive prices from American suppliers and delays in shipments from the Black Sea, according to grain traders at an international conference. Indonesian importers have finalised deals for around 500,000 tons, while buyers in Bangladesh secured about 250,000 tons and millers in Sri Lanka acquired around 100,000 tons, two grain traders said on the sidelines of the event in Jakarta. “Millers are taking both U.S. soft white wheat and hard red winter wheat varieties,” said one regional trader. “There…

1. Corn Drops as USDA Raises Production Outlook Corn futures were lower in overnight trading after the USDA unexpectedly raised its already lofty outlook for U.S. corn output.  Production in the 2025/2026 marketing year that started on Sept. 1 is now forecast at 16.814 billion bushels, USDA said in a monthly supply and demand report. Yield was projected at 186.7 bushels an acre.  Both would be records if realized.  The estimates compare with month-earlier forecasts from the agency for 16.742 billion bushels on yield of 188.8 bushels an acre, while analysts polled by Reuters were expecting output of 16.516 billion…

Country music star Luke Bryan is no stranger to rural life. The son of a peanut farmer, Bryan is intimately familiar with the challenges of farming.  “I talk to my father every day,” Bryan said. “He tells me the ups and downs of farming. I understand how hard it is to make it as a farmer.”  Bryan sat down with Successful Farming ahead of upcoming shows to talk about how he’s giving back to farm communities through partnerships with Bayer and Feeding America.  Making the Music Lessons learned while working for his father’s peanut mill prepared Bryan for a career…

Key Takeaways Corn and soybean harvests are just beginning, with progress close to or slightly ahead of average.Crop conditions slipped slightly, with corn at 67% and soybeans at 63% good/excellent.Winter wheat planting is behind normal pace, while spring wheat and oats are nearly fully harvested. Today, the USDA published the 24th Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers. Corn As of Sept. 14, 85% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had reached the dent stage. With that, progress is 1 percentage point shy of the five-year average.…

When Class 8 combines were introduced, around 2003, it quickly became apparent that their combination of size and power were a good fit for many farms. Even as combines have grown into Classes 9, 10, and 10+, Class 8 machines remain in high demand.  “Back in the day, they were saying combines would never get above a Class 7, that the roads wouldn’t be able to handle them,” said Andy Campbell, Tractor Zoom director of insights. “But now, the 8s are the dominant size, and people are saying that about the 9s and up, that roads and bridges can’t handle…

This year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week will kick off on Sunday and go through September 21, shining a spotlight on one of agriculture’s most pressing issues: protecting the health and lives of those who work in farming, forestry, and fishing. Agriculture remains one of the most hazardous industries in the nation. While overall fatal occupational injuries decreased slightly in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 5.38 percent increase in deaths within agriculture-related industries from 2022 to 2023. That reality underscores the importance of this annual campaign, organized by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety.…

After peaking in 1920, Black-owned farms have dwindled. It hit a low of less than 20,000 in the late 1990s. After the Civil War, the U.S. government promised 40 acres, either from abandoned plantations or unused land, to formerly enslaved Black people. But then President Andrew Johnson intervened. He pardoned Confederates, returning their land. It became a common theme. In the following decades, some Black farmers gained land through deals with white landowners: After being tenant operators, they could buy acreage, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. But as Jim Crow laws proliferated in the early 19th century,…

October feeder cattle ended the day up $8.70 at $354.50 per hundredweight (cwt). December live cattle closed up $4.35 at $236.28 per cwt. December lean hogs were up 23¢ at $88.85 per cwt. Last Tuesday, October feeder cattle lost more than $9 per cwt, and by Friday the contract had fallen $6.55 for the day and $12.10 week-over-week. “Cattle futures recovered all of last Friday’s losses and then some today, as heavy buying took place in both feeders and live contracts,” said Karl Setzer, partner at Consus Ag Consulting. “Much of this was technical, but strength in the cash market…

An Australian bio-agritech company is taking a different angle on managing herd health, reproduction, and sustainability … through measuring cow’s breaths. Using nano-sensors originally developed through NASA programs, Ascent is analyzing cow’s breaths to diagnose pregnancy in cattle in real time.  “Every breath tells a story,” the company says, and its technology is designed to make those stories measurable and actionable for producers. The Agscent Breath device, with its $10,000 price tag, enables farmers to detect pregnancy in cows from as early as day 16 to 18 post-insemination by analyzing volatile organic compounds in the animal’s breath. “We have developed…