Impacting the Markets
Nov. 05, 2025
China Retaliatory Tariffs and Crop Reports Delayed
Oct. 16, 2025
Update on US China Trade Talks
Oct. 15, 2025
New 100 Percent Tariff on China by November?
Sep. 19, 2025
Trade Agreement Talks Between US China Progressing
Aug. 29, 2025
National Pork Producers Share Optimism in US EU Trade Framework
Cattle Market Watch
Cattle Markets Hit Multi-Month Lows Heading Into Thanksgiving Break As markets pause for the Thanksgiving holiday, cattle producers may welcome…
Land O’Lakes: Minnesota Creameries to Iconic Butter Brand
The Origins of Land O’Lakes: From Minnesota Creameries to an Iconic Brand A Historic Merger in Minnesota In July 1921,…
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Thankful for Membership
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Celebrates 10,000+ Members and Successful 2024 Membership Drive The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) is closing out another…
USDA To Purchase $30 Million in Fresh Fruit For Food Banks
USDA Announces $30 Million Fresh Fruit Purchase to Support Farmers and Food Banks The U.S. agricultural sector is receiving a…
Tyson Closing Operations at Nebraska Beef Facility
Tyson Foods to Close Lexington, Nebraska Beef Facility in Early 2026 Late last week, Tyson Foods announced a major restructuring…
Soybean Crop Estimates for 2025
USDA Updates 2025 Soybean and Sorghum Production Forecasts The USDA Ag Statistics Service (NASS) has released updated forecasts for soybeans…
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Railroad Merger Insights
Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Advances Amid Agricultural Concerns Shareholders of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) railroads have nearly…
America’s Biggest Farm Boom: 1860–1910
A Half-Century That Transformed American Agriculture From the Civil War era to the early 20th century, the United States experienced…
USMEF Chairman shares focus for upcoming year
USMEF Chairman Jay Tyler Outlines 2025 Priorities for Expanding U.S. Red Meat Exports The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is…
Corn Crop Estimates for 2025
USDA Updates 2025 Corn and Cotton Forecasts as Farmers Seek Profitable Options As USDA’s Ag Statistics Service works to catch…
Trump Administration Releases Second Stage of Disaster Assistance to Farmers
USDA Launches $16 Billion in SDRP Disaster Assistance Following Government Reopening The Trump administration has officially begun rolling out long-awaited…
Women Farmers of the Civil War
Women on the Homefront: How the Civil War Transformed American Agriculture A Nation at War and Farms in Transition In…
Specialized News
Peanuts
Cotton
Nov. 26, 2025
Georgia Cotton Growers to Benefit From Disaster Assistance Funding
Nov. 24, 2025
Corn Crop Estimates for 2025
Nov. 21, 2025
USDA Provides Update on the Pace of this year’s Cotton Crop Harvest
Nov. 19, 2025
Southern Agriculture: The Rise of Plantations and Cotton’s Global Impact
Nov. 17, 2025
USDA Releases November 2025 Cotton Report
Cattle
Legislative
Nov. 21, 2025
NCBA Shares Perspective on Recently Released WOTUS Rule
Nov. 13, 2025
Discussion Draft of Legislation Would Provide New Authority For CFTC
Nov. 13, 2025
Homestead Act and America’s Westward Expansion
Nov. 12, 2025
Senate Approves Extension of Funding for Grain Inspection and Farm Bill Programs
Oct. 29, 2025