cattle

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 09-18-2026

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended September 18, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended September 18, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,643 head compared to 7,731 last week and 11,238 last …

Farm Bill 2.0

Farm Bill 2.0 Passes out of Senate Agriculture Committee

The Farm Bill 2.0 has passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Senator John Boozman posted on X saying, “Farm country is hurting and needs results now. Advancing this bill out of committee is a critical step toward getting a fully updated Farm Bill signed into law. While this is clearly welcomed progress, we need more of our colleagues’ votes …

nppc

NPPC Expresses Support for Farm Bill 2.0

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is welcoming movement on the Senate’s Farm Bill, saying the legislation brings agriculture one step closer to the certainty of a five-year Farm Bill reauthorization. Following action by the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, pork producers are now urging lawmakers to address one of the industry’s top priorities, preventing what they …

peanut crop

Peanut Crop Estimate Changed

The 26 peanut crop estimates has been changed and lowered a little bit, but as of August the 30th, the 63% of the peanut acreage was rated good to excellent condition, one percentage point behind the previous week and eight percentage behind that same time last year. The crop reports that the crop is 6% excellent, 55% good, 29% fair, …

Cattle on Feed

What the Cattle on Feed Report Tells Us

This afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report expected to show more cattle on feed, perhaps more important, more cattle being fed longer. Average estimates show the cattle on feed up one to two percent from a year ago. Bottom-line analysts add that the number of cattle on feed more than 150 days will be over three and a half million …

Franklin King organic farming

Franklin King: A Pioneer of Sustainable Agriculture

The Wisconsin Agricultural Scientist Who Helped Shape Organic Farming Long before organic farming became a familiar concept to American consumers and farmers, agricultural scientists were exploring ways to improve soil health and develop farming practices that worked with natural processes. One of those largely overlooked figures was Franklin King, a Wisconsin agricultural scientist whose work helped lay foundations for practices …

beef export

Beef Export Value Strong while Pork Exports below Year-Ago

U.S. beef exports delivered another strong month in July, according to data released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Export volume held steady at just over 89,000 metric tons, while export value climbed 6% from a year ago to nearly $797 million. Strong demand from Taiwan, Mexico, Japan, the Middle East, Colombia, the Caribbean, and …

peanut crop

Updates on Peanut Crop Numbers

USDA in Washington has lowered the estimate on the peanut crop. Crop production report from Federal State Inspection Service and USDA has cut the 2026 U.S. peanut crop from 5.27 billion pounds, cut it 152,000 pounds since August because of lower yield and lower planted acres. The smaller crop points to lesser forward balance moving into next year. Overall, planted …

Grain trade

A Look at the Recent Grain Trade

The grain trade looks to have found some support levels that look to hold longer term. Looking at the grain trade today, December corn holding the 5.15 level or better into next week. November soybeans 12.75 or better. And looking at the wheat trade in Chicago, December 7.18 or better. Elsewhere, that VIX or fear index on Wall Street, back …

Joseph Dart grain elevator

Joseph Dart and the Birth of the Grain Elevator

How Buffalo Helped Transform the Grain Trade The movement of grain from farms to markets has always depended on transportation and efficient handling systems. In the early 1840s, a major innovation emerged in Buffalo, New York, that would dramatically change the way grain was moved, stored and loaded onto ships. The story of the modern grain elevator can be traced …