Markets Working on Planting Progress
Markets are keeping a close eye on planting progress ahead of this afternoon’s report. Meanwhile, President Trump and the White House maintain that trade talks with China are ongoing, even as China insists otherwise. In the cattle
Registration Open for 2025 Siouxland Feedlot Forum
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Registration is now open for the 2025 Siouxland Feedlot Forum on June 17, 2025, in Sioux Falls. Presented by South Dakota State University Extension, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and allied industry partners, the Siouxland
Mixed Market Tones to Start the Week
It’s a mixed start to the week in the grains and oilseeds with soybeans and corn moving off their morning lows. Meantime, could the latest developments with New World Screwworm have an impact on cattle trade this
Agriculture Responds to EPA’s Approval of Lower-Cost E15 for Summer Use
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is issuing an emergency fuel waiver allowing the sale of E15 gasoline — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — nationwide during the summer driving season.
NCFC Urges House to Make Section 199A Permanent as Reconciliation Begins
Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2025) — As the House of Representatives begins drafting the upcoming budget reconciliation package, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today called on lawmakers to permanently extend the Section 199A tax deduction
K-State Economist: Farmers Could See Diesel Price Relief This Summer
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – A year-over-year drop in oil prices is a sign that farmers may get a modest break in the price they will pay for diesel fuel
USDA: New Restrictions on Livestock Imports from Mexico Could Come Soon Amid Screwworm Response Issues
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to her counterpart in Mexico demanding Mexico eliminate restrictions on USDA aircraft and waive customs duties on eradication equipment that are critically
China Retaliatory Tariffs Effectively Halt Red Meat Trade
Retaliatory tariffs and other trade barriers have effectively halted U.S. beef and pork exports to China. Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation vice president for economic analysis, explains that the impact is being felt throughout the red
Researchers Seeking Environmental Solutions through Cover Cropping
Oklahoma State University multi-disciplinary scientists are teaming up to research how cover crops can improve the environmental impacts of cattle foraging. “We need to find new approaches to beef cattle production systems that are economically beneficial to
Egg Production Down Year-over-Year
U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion in March 2025, a 7% drop from the same month last year. That figure includes 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs — with 1.18 billion from broiler-type hens