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The Fertilizer Institute recently released a statement on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The organization called the Strait of Hormuz, “a critical transit route for fertilizer and energy markets. Significant volumes of fertilizer products and raw materials transit the region each year, making stability and predictability essential to agricultural supply chains worldwide.” TFI President and CEO, Corey Rosenbusch …
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation this week announced the 2026 crop loan rates for four types of peanuts during this harvest season. They’ll be runners, Spanish, Valencia, and Virginia’s. The rates will all take effect August the 1st, beginning with the new crop year for peanuts. Eligible peanut producers can obtain a peanut loan through the local Farm Service Agency or …
JBS USA has recently announced the closure of two facilities located in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. According to the JBS website, “The closures include: Beef production facility in Souderton, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) and Value-added facility in Memphis, Tennessee” Wesley Batista Filho, CEO of JBS USA said, “These decisions are never easy because they directly affect our team members and …
For generations, agriculture has been at the heart of American communities, and one of the most enduring traditions to emerge from rural life is the State Fair. What began as friendly competition among farm families eventually evolved into some of the largest and most celebrated annual events in the United States. According to agricultural historian Mark Oppold, the origins of …
With the detection of New World Screwworm now in the United States, we sat down with Dr. Edwin Burgess, Assistant Professor of Veterinarian Entomology at the University of Florida, a Florida Cattle Enhancement Board awarded researcher, to learn more about the New World Screwworm. “So New World Screwworm is a fly. It is a shiny green fly, very closely related …
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is actively working to pursue a recovery of a surety bond. This bond would help compensate Alabama grain producers who have yet to receive payment for grain purchased by Hansen-Mueller CO. in 2025. ADAI urges affected producers to submit claims no later than 4:00 PM on June 23rd. Rick Pate, Commissioner of Agriculture …
At the USA Peanut Congress, there was an update on the weather and the crop as we’re now producing peanuts across the tri-state area. Reporting from Georgia, he said it was abnormally dry. Dr. Scott Mumford said from January all the way through May. But during May, about one-third of the crop was planted and then it rained and they …
Jamie Beyer, American Soybean Association Executive Committee member and Minnesota Soybean farmer recently testified at the U.S. House Agriculture Committee during a hearing on “Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA.” their testimony emphasized the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to U.S soybean farmers. During her testimony Beyer said, “USMCA has provided stability and predictability for U.S. soybean …
In a recent post on X, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reflected on a Gillespie County, Texas town hall meeting focused on protecting America’s livestock with an emphasis on NWS protection. Over 1,000 ranchers and key partners were in attendance. Rollins said on the post “We discussed our combined unprecedented response, our investments in surveillance and preparedness, and the historic …
Markets are closed today, of course, for the Juneteenth holiday, giving us an opportunity to share a poem I wrote many years ago honoring my dad, but all dads in rural America. This is the bottom-line report. He could fix a tractor when it wouldn’t run, work past dark till the chores were done. He’d wipe his sweat and dust …
