By Cami Koons A Thursday press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about the department’s response to the highly pathogenic avian influenza, shows the nation imported more than 26 million shell eggs, counted by the dozen, since January, which is more than 10 times the amount imported during the…

By Cami Koons Across the state of Iowa, approximately 2% of planted corn acres are beginning to silk, and 13% of soybean acres are blooming, which is five days ahead of the five-year average, according to the Crop Progress and Condition report.  The report, put out weekly by the USDA’s…

1. Wheat Futures Drop as Harvest Continues Wheat futures were lower in overnight trading as the U.S. winter harvest rolls on. Nineteen percent of the U.S. winter crop was collected as of Sunday, up from 10% a week earlier, the Department of Agriculture said in a report. That’s still behind…

By Galen Bacharier Republicans in North Carolina’s legislature are split on the details of hurricane relief for the western mountains. Almost a month ago, the House approved a new round of aid as the region continued to rebuild from Hurricane Helene. That aid bill then sat frozen for a month…

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, June 24 (Reuters) – Brazilian farmers will produce a record 123.3 million metric tons of second corn, agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult said on Tuesday after surveying fields in key producing regions nationwide. Second corn, which Brazilian farmers are harvesting now, will account for about 80% of national output this year. It is mainly exported in the second…

It’s not often that a collector runs across an extremely rare tractor. However, unless it can be restored to running condition, it’s little more than a museum piece. On the other hand, if it’s really that rare, any replacement parts that are needed are likely unavailable or nearly impossible to…