U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire to help offset increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying flood or qualifying wildfire in calendar years 2023 and 2024.…

Key Takeaways Nationally, winter wheat planting is 5% complete, slightly behind the 6% average.Washington is more than 10 points ahead of average progress.Overall, progress is uneven, with some states moving faster than others. As of Sept. 7, 10 of the country’s top 18 winter-wheat-growing states had reported planting winter wheat, according…

Authorities in two states are investigating separate tractor incidents that left older farmers dead this week. In Bertrand Township, Michigan, a 78-year-old man died Wednesday after losing control of his tractor, which rolled over along U.S. 12 near Franklin Street around 2:30 p.m. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but the…

Today, the USDA released the September 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. 2025/2026 U.S. Crop Production USDA pegged 2025/2026 U.S. corn production higher month-over-month, defying the average trade expectation. Yield was reduced, but planted and harvested acres were increased. For soybeans, USDA also increased planted acres, harvested…

Just before 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was up 4¼¢ at $4.24 per bushel. November soybeans were up 8¾¢ at $10.42¼ per bushel. Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting said the trade is watching the USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report, “For the most part, trade is…

By Cami Koons The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a January 2024 proposed rule that would have reduced the discharge of nutrients and pollutants from meat packing plants and slaughterhouses.  The agency said it chose to withdraw the rules in an effort to prioritize the nation’s food supply and…