On Sunday evening, a fire swept through Leuze Dairy Farm in the small town of Philadelphia in upstate New York, killing roughly 200 animals. According to local news sources, the fire broke out around 9 p.m., leaving significant structural damage.  The farm’s co-owner, Matt Leuze, told reporters that the fire…

Carbon Robotics has introduced the Carbon AutoTractor autonomous system, a retrofit kit for John Deere 6R and 8R tractors, designed for 24/7 use without stopping. The system will autonomously perform ground preparation tasks, including tilling, plowing, cultivating, ripping, discing, listing, mulching, and mowing — all without a driver in the…

President Donald Trump revealed sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday afternoon, imposing a minimum 10 percent tariff on all foreign imports, with additional tariffs based on the rates charged by other nations on American goods. Tariffs that kicked in a few hours later, at midnight, are levied on major U.S. trading partners…

Just past 9 a.m. CT, May corn was down 3¼¢ at $4.54½ per bushel. May soybeans were down 19¼¢ at $10.10¼ per bushel. May wheat contracts were also lower. CBOT wheat was down 6¼¢ at $5.33 per bushel. KC wheat was down 2¢ at $5.66½. Minneapolis wheat was down 1¼¢…

By Scott Irwin The March 31st Prospective Plantings report from the USDA was much anticipated and indicated that U.S. producers will shift a significant amount of acreage to corn in 2025. An important constraint on shifts in acreage for individual crops is the total size of crop acreage in the U.S. Our previous work…

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – A U.S. oil and biofuel coalition met with the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to make the case for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending, according to three sources familiar with the plans. The EPA meeting signals that the agency may be closer…