The U.S. Drought Monitor released its latest report Thursday, showing worsened drought conditions in Nebraska. According to the monitor, around 62% of the state is in severe or extreme drought.  Eric Hunt, extension educator for Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said getting precipitation in the next 10 days…

Benjamin Franklin famously said, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” The Founding Father didn’t know it then, but sometimes those two constants happen in quick succession. For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate — they’re a very real threat to generational farms…

By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to rule quickly on dozens of small U.S. refineries’ pending applications for exemptions from biofuel-blending requirements, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Thursday. There are 161 applications for exemptions from the…

By Sybille de La Hamaide GENEVA, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. soybean exports may drop 20% and prices will plunge if the United States and China fail to resolve their trade dispute limiting U.S. soybeans from their largest market, agribusiness consultancy AgResource said on Wednesday. The temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, announced…

Great Plains has introduced new sizes of its BD7410 min-till drill, and the BD7510: a brand-new box drill for no-till operations.  These new box drills are designed around narrow transport sizes for ease of navigation while moving field to field, capable of traveling through narrow gates and roadways. “Great Plains…

July corn ended the day up 3¢ at $4.48½ per bushel. July soybeans closed down 26½¢ at $10.51¼ per bushel. July wheat contracts closed higher. CBOT wheat ended the day up 8¢ at $5.32¾ per bushel. KC wheat was up 5¼¢ at $5.28¼. Minneapolis wheat was up 3¢ at $5.80.…