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Cattle On Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s January Cattle on Feed report reinforced a tightening cattle supply picture, […]
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Soybean Growers Press Congress For Additional Support 2026
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. soybean producers are entering the 2026 planting season under significant financial […]
Global Beef Trade Shifts Pressure U.S. Exports Imports
LUBBOCK, TX – Global beef trade policy changes are reshaping where product moves in 2026, […]
Ethanol Output Slips As Stocks Build Demand Falls
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol markets softened in mid-January as production declined and inventories climbed, […]
December Beef Pork Production Higher Despite Annual Declines
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. red meat production finished 2025 on a stronger monthly note, led […]
Oil And Gas Industry Preparing For More Uncertainty
LUBBOCK, TX – Oil and gas companies are planning for a period of modest prices […]
Brazilian Crop Progress Raises Global Competition Pressure
LUBBOCK, TX – Brazil’s expanding crop production continues to reshape global markets, raising competitive pressure […]
Rural Population Growth Signals Post-Pandemic Economic Stabilization
NASHVILLE, TN – Rural America added population from 2023 to 2024, marking continued recovery from […]
Soybean Rally Led By Strength In Bean Oil
NASHVILLE, TN – Soybean futures rallied Wednesday as strength in soybean oil pulled the broader […]
Record Ranch Purchase Highlights Shifting Rural Land Ownership
NASHVILLE, TN – A massive New Mexico ranch purchase by billionaire Stan Kroenke is reshaping […]
USDA Expands Transparency With New Rural Lending Dashboard
WASHINGTON, DC – Rural lenders, producers, and community leaders now have clearer insight into where […]
Base Acre Policy Raises Equity, Market Distortion Questions
URBANA, IL – Federal farm payment policy may be increasingly misaligned with today’s production realities, […]
Grain Inspections Ease As Soybean Pace Slows
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. grain export inspections softened during the week ending January 15, with […]
China Sets Records As Farm Prices Slide Lower
NASHVILLE, TN – China posted record meat and grain production in 2025, but weaker domestic […]
USDA Sees Livestock Output Firming Despite Price Pressures
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. livestock production is expected to remain resilient in 2026, with stronger […]
Boozman, Hoeven Push Expanded Farm Assistance Package
WASHINGTON, DC – Farm groups are pressing Congress for additional help as financial pressure continues […]
Key USDA Cattle Reports Signal Herd Direction Ahead
LUBBOCK, TX – Two closely watched USDA cattle reports later this month will offer critical […]
Tighter Ag Credit Demands Strategic Financial Planning
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. agriculture is entering 2026 with a noticeably tighter credit environment, requiring […]
Rising Freight Costs Reshape U.S., Brazil Soybean Competition
NASHVILLE, TN – Transportation costs climbed from the second to the third quarter of 2025 […]
Farmer Plan Links Dairy Protein Boom To Beef
LUBBOCK, TX – Tight beef supplies and rural job losses are colliding with a major […]
U.S. Farm Economy Shows Strength, Growing Divergence
KANSAS CITY, MO – U.S. agriculture entered 2026 with mixed financial signals, as strong livestock […]
Uncertainty Clouds U.S. Agricultural Trade Outlook For 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – Uncertainty is shaping the outlook for U.S. agricultural trade in 2026 as […]
Lower Ocean Freight Rates Could Aid Grain Exports
NASHVILLE, TN – Ocean freight rates are expected to ease in 2026, offering potential cost […]
Rural Small Business Confidence Improves Heading Into 2026
NASHVILLE, TN – Small business confidence finished 2025 on firmer ground, offering cautious optimism for […]
Farm And Family Relief Act Targets Tariffs, SNAP
WASHINGTON, DC – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota on Tuesday unveiled […]
Wind Repowering Creates New Negotiation Leverage For Landowners
LUBBOCK, TX – Wind energy projects across rural America are entering a new phase as […]
Ag Equipment Sales Slide As 2025 Closes Weak
MILWAUKEE, WI – U.S. farm equipment sales weakened further at the end of 2025, underscoring […]
Ethanol Production Surges To Record As Demand Improves
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol production surged to a record high in early January, signaling […]
Whole Milk Returns To Schools, Boosting Dairy Demand
WASHINGTON, DC – Restoring whole milk in school meals matters because it strengthens child nutrition […]
New Year Brings Focused Marketing Discipline For Farms
STARKVILLE, MS – A new calendar year offers producers a natural opportunity to reassess how […]
Cull Cow Prices Poised To Hold Record Highs
LUBBOCK, TX – Cull cow prices are entering 2026 at historically high levels, and while […]
Farm Bureau Sets 2026 Policy Priorities Nationwide
ANAHEIM, CA – Farmer and rancher delegates closed the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention […]
USDA Expands Dairy Safety Net, Commodity Purchases Announced
ANAHEIM, CA – USDA unveiled new support measures for farmers during the American Farm Bureau […]
U.S. Grain Stocks Build As Corn, Sorghum Lead
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. grain inventories climbed broadly as of December 1, reflecting larger supplies […]
Shredding Crop Stubble Undercuts Soil Protection Benefits Long-Term
LUBBOCK, TX – Leaving crop residue standing after harvest or a failed crop can deliver […]
China Beef Safeguards Expose Internal Market Volatility Risks
LUBBOCK, TX – China’s newly announced safeguard tariffs on beef imports are less about foreign […]
Corn, Soybean Export Costs Shift With Freight Volatility
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. corn and soybean export economics shifted noticeably in the third quarter […]
WASDE Boosts Corn, Pressures Soybeans, Wheat, and Cotton
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reinforced a supply-heavy outlook […]
Record Corn Crop Leads Mixed 2025 U.S. Production
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. crop production in 2025 delivered a sharp contrast across major commodities, […]
Grain Transportation Mixed As Rail Slows, Barges Surge
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. grain transportation showed sharply mixed signals heading into early January, with […]
GLP-1 Drugs Begin Reshaping U.S. Food Spending
NASHVILLE, TN – Food spending patterns are shifting as use of GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes […]
Breaking Up Big Beef Risks Higher Costs
LUBBOCK, TX – Calls to dismantle the largest U.S. beef packers could backfire on cattle […]
October Pork Exports Surge As Beef Shows Recovery
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. pork exports strengthened in October, posting their largest monthly totals since […]
Farm Bureau Convention Highlights Leadership, Policy, Recognition Sunday
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The American Farm Bureau Federation convention continued Sunday with a packed agenda […]
Schwarzenegger Promotes Zero Negativity Brain Crash Diet Plan
NASHVILLE, TN – Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging Americans to reset their mental habits […]
Q1 2026 Packer Margins Face Throughput Pressure Rising
LUBBOCK, TX – Beef packer margins entering the first quarter of 2026 are being shaped […]
Protein Prices Diverge As Beef Breaks From Pack
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. protein prices are no longer moving together, and retail data now […]
Ethanol Markets Mixed As Domestic Use Softens, Exports Surge
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol markets opened 2026 with mixed signals, as domestic production and […]
January Christmas Tree Fires Rise As Trees Dry
NASHVILLE, TN – More than one-third of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in […]
Rising Chicken Supplies Pressure Prices Heading Into 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. chicken production expanded sharply in 2025, setting up lower prices and […]