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By Ryan Hanrahan Bloomberg’s Hallie Gu and Salma El Wardany reported that “global prices of key fertilizer ingredient urea have surged alongside escalating violence in the Middle East, which threatens to choke supplies of the crop nutrient from a significant producing and exporting region.” “Nearly half of world’s urea exports…

September corn ended the day down a penny at $4.04 per bushel. November soybeans closed down 2¢ at $10.16½ per bushel. September wheat contracts also ended the day lower. CBOT wheat was down 7¾¢ at $5.36¾ per bushel. KC wheat was down 5½¢ at $5.33¾. Minneapolis wheat was down 2½¢…

By John Cole As U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) conducts raids on farms at the direction of the Trump administration, some lawmakers and agricultural organizations in Pennsylvania are criticizing the effort. “This move could have devastating consequences for our nation’s food security,” Pennsylvania Farm Bureau President Chris Hoffman said in…

Bish Enterprises has announced pre-orders for the SuperCrop Header, built for sorghum, sunflowers, popcorn, dryland corn, and industrial hemp. The header is designed for versatility, reducing the need for frequent changeovers.  “We designed the SuperCrop Header using common, off-the-shelf parts because we understand that equipment downtime is costly,” said Andrew…

A Chadron, Nebraska, rancher is facing a staggering list of felony charges after authorities discovered 56 dead cows and a deceased puppy on his property. The investigation, led by the Dawes County Sheriff’s Office, has drawn attention in rural Nebraska and beyond.  According to multiple news sources, including News Channel…