By Joe Janzen, Scott Irwin, and Yu-Chi Wang In the past five years, the renewable diesel boom has spurred new demand for soybean oil as a feedstock in production of biofuels. Soybean processors can respond to higher demand like this in multiple ways. Most obviously, they can crush more soybeans…

The Farmers’ Almanac — not to be confused with the similarly titled Old Farmer’s Almanac — has released its long-range forecast for the winter of 2025-26. According to the folks there, the theme for the season is clear: “Chill, Snow, Repeat.” For farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the country,…

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled her policy aimed at addressing rural veterinarian shortages this week. “In many rural areas, there simply aren’t enough food animal veterinarians, leaving livestock without timely access to preventive care and vulnerable to dangerous diseases that can wipe out herds and flocks,” wrote David Schmitt, former…

The MAHA Commission has publicly released its long-awaited Strategy Report, aimed at tackling the “crisis” of chronic illnesses facing our children. It compliments the MAHA Assessment published in May 2025, which identified four major causes of the crisis: poor diet, chemical exposures, lack of physical activity and stress, and overmedicalization.…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Sept. 11, 2001, Linda Keller was living with her husband at a B-1 bomber base in South Dakota, where he was serving in the Air Force. She watched on television, stunned, as planes struck the World Trade Center towers. Moments later, her husband’s phone rang.…

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, and Karl Plume BEIJING/SINGAPORE/CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (Reuters) – U.S. farmers are missing out on billions of dollars of soybean sales to China halfway through their prime marketing season, as stalled trade talks halt exports and rival South American suppliers step in to fill the gap, traders and analysts said.…