Great Plains Ag Expands Narrow-Transport Box Drill Solutions
SALINA, KS (May 14, 2025) – Great Plains has expanded its line of narrow-transport box drills with new sizes of the BD7410 min-till drill and the BD7510, a new box drill for no-till producers. Built upon the legacy
Cornyn, Senate Colleagues, Gonzales Introduce Bill to Combat Devastating Screwworm Outbreak
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today introduced the Strengthening Tactics to Obstruct the Population of Screwworms (STOP Screwworms) Act, which would authorize funds for and
Choppy Grain Markets and Higher Fertilizer Prices
The grain markets seem to be in a choppy pattern at midweek with wheat trying to lead the way higher. Also, it’s looking like another week of rising fertilizer prices. Mike Castle, Senior Fertilizer Analyst with StoneX
Ragland Speaks to Historic & Current Supply Chain Concerns for Soy, Concludes Testimony to Senate Finance with Four Asks
(Washington, D.C.) — “Our industry has been developing the Chinese market since 1982 when the U.S. soy industry opened an international marketing office in Beijing. To put that in perspective, that’s four years before I was born.”
NCBA Secures Initial Tax Relief Wins for Cattle Producers
WASHINGTON (May 14, 2025) – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released the following statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee passing a tax package that provides significant tax relief to family farms and
Midwest Council on Agriculture Welcomes Former USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach to Advisory Role
The Midwest Council on Agriculture is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Ibach, former Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and former Nebraska Director of Agriculture, as
House Ag Committee Reconciliation Markup Moves Forward
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after releasing the committee print to comply with the reconciliation directives included in H. Con. Res. 14 Section 2001(b)(1): “For far too long, the SNAP program
SAF Coalition Commends House Ways and Means Committee for Advancing 45Z Extension
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition’s Executive Director, Alison Graab, issued the following statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee’s inclusion of a 45Z extension in its budget reconciliation markup.
Mexico Says U.S. Beef Import Suspension is “Unfair”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum isn’t happy with the Trump administration’s decision to suspend imports of Mexican beef cattle for 15 days because of detections of screwworm in shipments. Describing the suspension as “unfair,” Sheinbaum says she’s hopeful
Canadian Agricultural Tractor Sales Rise in April 2025 as U.S. Sales Drop
Milwaukee, WI – According to recent data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Canadian sales of agricultural tractors grew 3.4% in April year-to-date, while sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors jumped 46.3% during the same time frame. U.S. sales dropped in all