After a rally to start the year, oil prices have leveled off, trading around $52-$55 per barrel. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy says oil prices moved higher between November and early January, but over the past […]
After a weaker start overnight, grains turned higher to end the overnight trading session. Now at the open, corn and soybeans are trading higher as another bullish move appears on the table. Corn and soybean […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to submit a status report every 60 days “on its progress in complying with […]
January 28, 2021: Today, organic organizations with support from organic farmers delivered a letter to the acting Secretary of Agriculture asking for USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) to finalize the Origin of Livestock rule as […]
This time of transition in Washington D.C. is very important for agriculture. I call it show and tell time. Whenever there is a new administration (and a new Congress) the ag community goes into overdrive […]
Grain markets were weaker overnight ahead of Thursday weekly export data. However, towards the end of our session corn and soybeans turned back higher with wheat mixed. Farm and Ranch Director Jesse Allen has our […]
The Chinese government has been working for more than three years to contain an outbreak of African swine fever in its hog herd. Producers in China initially tried to contain its spread through early detection, […]
The Department of Agriculture Wednesday announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs. The measures are to provide […]
The Senate Agriculture Committee scheduled a confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack. The committee will meet Tuesday, February 2, at 10:30 ET, to consider the nomination. Committee leadership, Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow and […]
The National Farmers Union says the Department of Agriculture debt relief action Wednesday will provide farmers much-needed relief. USDA announced that it will temporarily suspend past-due debt collections and foreclosures for farmers borrowing under the […]