grain trade

Looking for Something to Light a Fire under the Grain Trade

Dan Commodities, Corn, Economy, Field Crops, Soybeans, Wheat

Something to light a fire under the grain trade is what many farmers are hoping for. But as Mark Oppold reports, we aren’t expecting this week’s Fed meeting to provide any sort of spark. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …

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Consequences of No New Farm Bill

Dan Agri-Business, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Farm Bill, Funding, Legislative

The farm bill is already a year late, the stakes are high, and time is running out. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released its Market Intel Analysis of the consequences of not finishing the legislation and adding another extension of the 2018 bill. While crop insurance is a permanent program, it does need improvements to make it more affordable …

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2025 Food Price Forecast

Dan Economy, This Land of Ours

What will food prices hold for next year? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Agriculture Department is out with its first food price forecast for next year. Gary Crawford has more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the …

Rural America

Challenges in Rural America

Dan Agri-Business, Commodities, Economy

Times have been tough for many farmers across the country, and that is having an effect on the business owners they normally deal with. During a trip across rural America last week, Mark Oppold had a chance to learn more about some of those many challenges. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …

Forest

USDA Offering Payment Programs to Help Private Forest Landowners Address Climate Change

Dan Agri-Business, Climate Change, Forestry, Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making $190 million available to help private forest landowners adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change and retain working forestlands.  Of the total, $140 million is available to support state-endorsed cost-share programs for landowners. Cost-share payments lower the financial barriers for landowners to adapt to climate change by making forests more resilient …

food

Some Good News in Food Price Forecast

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, This Land of Ours

USDA’s latest food price forecast has a little good news for shoppers. Gary Crawford has more coming on up This Land of Ours. Analysts at the Agriculture Department are projecting that food at the grocery store this year will likely cost us more than last year, but only about 1% more. “And that’s compared to a 5% increase in prices …

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Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 07-26-2024

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 26, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. This report will not be published next week due to market reporters attending training.Market coverage will resume 8/7/2024 AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended …

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ADAI Confirms Two Positive Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Horses in Alabama

Dan Alabama, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Equine, Livestock

(ADAI/MONTGOMERY, AL) — The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) confirms two positive cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) detected in horses in Covington and Mobile counties. EEE is a mosquito-transmitted disease that is more severe than West Nile Virus (WNV). The mortality rate in horses from WNV is reported at around 30 percent, while the rate for EEE is …

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Wetland Mitigation Banks Proposals are Due By August 2

Dan USDA-NRCS

August 2nd is approaching, and that is the deadline for proposals to create a wetland mitigation bank. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing $7 million to support the development of wetland mitigation banks for agricultural producers through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP).  Through wetland mitigation banks, wetlands are restored, created or enhanced, generating credits that can be purchased by producers …

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Western Wildfires Increase

Dan Forestry

There’s been even more wildfire activity in the west this year, but why? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Several areas of the West have experienced an increase in wildfires over the month of July. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the reasons why. “This has been an interesting wildfire season. We’re coming off 2 rather wet …