College students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 3 to 5, to help them prepare for careers in the cattle industry. Future agricultural leaders will have the opportunity to engage with potential employers during the new “Career Crawl” at the NCBA Trade Show…

The People’s Choice Pup is a popular social media element of the Farm Dog of the Year competition. Check out the profiles of our three nominees and vote here. The People’s Choice Pup wins barking, er, bragging rights along with a $2,500 cash prize and a year’s supply of dog…

By Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a trilogy of decisions for the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in recent months that represents some of the most significant regulatory developments for biomass-based diesel in the program’s history.  The combined effect of higher renewable volume…

Ahead of 9:15 a.m. CT, December corn was up 3½¢ at $4.38¾ per bushel. January soybeans were up 13½¢ at $11.47¼ per bushel. March CBOT wheat was up 1¼¢ at $5.53¾ per bushel. March KC wheat was up 1½¢ at $5.43¼ per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was up 2¢ at…

In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nurses. All 50 states submitted their applications to the federal government last week to get shares of the $50 billion…

By Karl Plume and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (Reuters) – A crop data blackout during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown has led to the widest range of analyst estimates in a decade for corn and soybean yields, as an information vacuum at harvest time and during critical trade negotiations distorted the market for the country’s…