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China’s Food Strategy Raises Bio-Manufacturing Trade Questions Ahead
NASHVILLE, TN – China’s next farm strategy could reshape global commodity demand if Beijing pushes […]
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Sorghum and Soybean Inspections Rise While Corn Slips
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. sorghum and soybean export inspections improved sharply last week, while corn […]
Fertilizer Prices Ease As Iran Strait Risk Fades
LUBBOCK, TX – Fertilizer markets are reacting as if the 16-week conflict with Iran may […]
Sugar Tariff Debate Builds As Imports Pressure Growers
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. sugar producers are pushing for stronger import protection as high-tier foreign […]
Organic Corn Soybean Returns Outpace Conventional Crop Systems
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Organic corn and soybean returns continue to exceed conventional returns, but […]
Texas Screwworm Training Expands Livestock Movement Inspection Capacity
LUBBOCK, TX – Texas is expanding New World screwworm inspection capacity to help keep livestock […]
Annual Forage Insurance Deadline Nears For Producers
LUBBOCK, TX – Producers using annual forages to manage drought, feed needs, or water shortages […]
Specialty Crop Growers Back New Farm Labor Reform
NASHVILLE, TN – Specialty crop groups are backing the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act, a new […]
45Z Update Advances Biofuel Market Certainty For Farmers
NASHVILLE, TN – Biofuel producers and farmers are one step closer to usable 45Z Clean […]
Corn Exports Lift Rail Demand As Soybeans Lag
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. corn exports are creating stronger transportation demand this marketing year, while […]
USDA Drought Resources Pair Recovery With Farm Resilience
LUBBOCK, TX – USDA is directing drought-hit producers toward both immediate recovery programs and longer-term […]
Trump Opens Pacific Waters To Commercial Fishing Access
WASHINGTON, DC – President Trump is reopening commercial fishing access in parts of three Pacific […]
NRCS Updates Priorities Around Working Lands Conservation Focus
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA is updating the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s priorities to keep conservation […]
Farm Credit System Remains Sound As Risks Rise
McLEAN, VA – The Farm Credit System remains financially sound, but credit risk is rising […]
WASDE Cuts Wheat Stocks While Livestock Outlook Splits
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s June WASDE report leaves corn and soybeans mostly steady but tightens […]
Lower Sugar Output Supports Prices As Imports Rise
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. sugar producers face tighter domestic production prospects in 2026/27, while imports […]
Prevented Planting Rule Narrows Farm Risk Management Options
WASHINGTON, DC – Farmers will have less flexibility to target early-season planting risk under the […]
Cotton Must Prove Value As Synthetic Competition Intensifies
LUBBOCK, TX – Cotton has a market opening, but it will not win back share […]
Cash Flow Planning Helps Farms Manage Price Risk
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – A farm can look solid on paper and still run short […]
Pork Exports Outpace Beef As China Limits Demand
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. pork exports maintained a strong pace through April, while beef exports […]
USMCA Uncertainty Raises New Risk For Farm Trade
WASHINGTON, DC – North American trade uncertainty is rising as agriculture watches the 2026 review […]
Beef Demand Holds Strong Despite Bigger Pork Output
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. consumers are still reaching for beef even though the country now […]
Panama Canal Changes Highlight Ethanol Freight Market Opportunities
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – A new Panama Canal draft limit is a reminder that water […]
USDA Rule Changes Farm Payment Limits For Entities
NASHVILLE, TN – Farm families operating through LLCs, S corporations, and other pass-through entities may […]
WASDE Preview Shows Wheat Risk Limited Corn Changes
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA’s June WASDE report may bring more attention to wheat production than […]
Ethanol Exports Stay Ahead Despite April Market Pullback
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. ethanol exports slowed in April but remained ahead of last year’s […]
Corn Inspections Strengthen While Soybean Shipments Lag
WASHINGTON, DC – Corn export inspections remained the strongest grain demand signal for the week […]
Growing Fiber Demand Leaves Cotton Fighting For Share
LUBBOCK, TX – Global textile fiber production is reaching record levels, but cotton producers still […]
Tighter Crop Supplies Widen Corn Soybean Marketing Risks
LUBBOCK, TX – Corn and soybean producers face wider price swings this season as tighter […]
Farm Export Outlook Improves While Trade Uncertainty Remains
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. farm export prospects have improved, but producers still face a large […]
Deere Settlement Gives Farmers Repair Claim Deadline Window
LUBBOCK, TX – Farmers who paid for certain John Deere equipment repairs may soon have […]
Screwworm Cases Expand As Texas Escalates Livestock Response
KERRVILLE, TX – New World screwworm cases are expanding beyond the first detection in Zavala […]
Rising Rural Labor Costs Threaten Main Street Investment
NASHVILLE, TN – Rural businesses and farm communities can feel a labor squeeze even when […]
E15 Expansion Lifts Corn Demand While Pressuring Soybeans
NASHVILLE, TN – Year-round E15 access could increase corn demand while pressuring soybean prices, creating […]
Higher Input Costs Deepen Northern Farm Credit Pressure
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Higher input costs and weak crop prices are pushing Northern farm borrowers […]
Farm Income Downturn Intensifies As Policy Decisions Near
WASHINGTON, DC – Farmers are facing a third straight year of declining economic conditions as […]
Farm Trade Talks Put Producers On Deadline Watch
LUBBOCK, TX – Farmers and ranchers could feel several trade decisions before any final agreement […]
Second Screwworm Case Intensifies Texas Livestock Response Efforts
LUBBOCK, TX – A second confirmed New World screwworm case in Zavala County, Texas, is […]
USDA Confirms Screwworm In Texas Calf, Launches Response
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA has confirmed New World screwworm in a three-week-old calf in Zavala […]
China Expands Agricultural Support For Cuba Through Rice
NASHVILLE, TN – China is increasing agricultural support for Cuba through rice aid and technical […]
USDA Opens Specialty Crop Aid Signup With Payments
WASHINGTON, DC – Specialty crop producers facing elevated input costs and market disruptions can apply […]
New Texas Lab Strengthens Fight Against Livestock Pests
KERRVILLE, TX – USDA’s Agricultural Research Service opened a new livestock insect research laboratory in […]
Mexican Avocado Volume Drop Sends Market Prices Higher
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. avocado buyers saw sharply higher prices last week as Mexican supplies […]
Ag Trade Deficit Narrows While Crop Markets Diverge
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service now forecast fiscal year […]
Gasoline Demand Supports Ethanol Blending Despite Production Decline
NASHVILLE, TN – Stronger gasoline demand lifted ethanol blending to a 52-week high even as […]
Southwest Energy Plans Highlight Farm Fuel Supply Risk
LUBBOCK, TX – Southwest fuel supply remains a concern for agriculture as federal officials consider […]
Broiler Pay Rule Could Create Mixed Grower Results
NASHVILLE, TN – A proposed USDA poultry payment rule could change contract broiler pay, but […]
By-Product Values Boost Cattle Hog Market Returns Higher
LUBBOCK, TX – Cattle and hog by-product values have climbed sharply, adding support to livestock […]
USDA Cotton Plan Targets Demand and Manufacturing Losses
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA is launching a new Great American Cotton Plan to improve cotton […]
FTC Opens Fertilizer Pricing Investigation After Farmer Complaints
LUBBOCK, TX – The Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into fertilizer pricing […]