Grain prices have held mostly steady this week, which is considered a victory for many in the trade. Mark Oppold has more details of what traders are seeing right now. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Administration Discussing Farmer Tariff Relief Package
The White House and congressional lawmakers have begun discussing a tariff relief package. The talks are starting as agricultural trade groups continue to warn elected officials about the economic repercussions of tariffs. “We’re setting up the infrastructure that if, in fact, we have some short-term economic consequences for our farmers and ranchers, we’ll have programs in place to help,” Ag …
American Agriculture History Minute: Farmland Values
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Farmland values have always been part of American agriculture history. Recent stories indicate that farmland values in some areas of the country are leveling off or even declining. But, in real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. Such was the case for this farm in October 2024, 90 acres, 20 …
Watching Tariffs on Peanuts
There has been a lot going on with the tariff situation, as it’s been back and forth, up and down. And while a pause on the latest round is now in effect, the peanut industry continues watching how the tariffs may affect peanuts and peanut products. Tyron Spearman has an update. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Markets Continue to Realign
Market fluctuations are being seen as of late as various factors continue to affect what we see from day to day. As Mark Oppold notes, realignment is taking place for many contracts. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Reports Secretary of Ag Drought Designation
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate has announced that US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has designated 20 counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought with an additional eighteen counties listed as contiguous disaster counties. The US Drought monitor noted these counties are in D-2 status for eight or more consecutive weeks, …
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Shares The Current Work On Yellow Legged Hornet
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper is highlighting the work that his Department is undertaking to eradicate the Yellow Legged Hornet. We caught up with him for an update. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Highlights Changes in the Imports and Exports of Agricultural Products
The US Department of Agriculture is highlighting notable changes in the agricultural imports and exports in their latest Ag Trade Forecasts. USDA Economist Bart Kenner shared insights on how the imports and exports of cattle and red meat are shaping up. He also shared the figures on overall exports and imports for all ag commodities. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
Polling Results Show Support From Consumers on goals of Florida Pesticide Labeling Bill
The Modern Ag Alliance recently conducted polling around the efforts of House Bill 129 in Florida’s Legislature this session and Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Executive Director of the Modern Ag Alliance shared the results of this polling. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
National Pork Producers Council Applauds US Senators Efforts in Bill Introduction
The National Pork Producers Council is applauding several United States Senators for their efforts in introducing the Food Security and Farm Protection Act addressing the impacts of California’s Proposition 12.  The bill would prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce and is sponsored by US Senators Joni Ernst and …