North Dakota Farmers Continue Cleanup From Severe Weather
(JAMESTOWN, ND) — Many farmers across the eastern part of the Peace Garden State are continuing to assess and cleanup the damage from severe weather earlier this month. A large derecho event and multiple tornadoes broke out
Armstrong Announces Grain Storage & Facility Rebuilder Program to Help Producers Impacted by Storms
FARGO, N.D. (JULY 1, 2025) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced a Grain Storage and Facility Rebuilder Program to help agricultural producers quickly replace infrastructure, such as grain storage, lost in recent severe storms, including storms on June
D.C. Policy Pressure Leaves Markets Split
The Senate wrapped at midday by narrowly passing its version of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The bill now heads back to the House, where it will face
CRA Calls For Certainty On Future Of Key Federal Program For Ag Bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2025 – Following Senate passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode released a statement welcoming progress to support the nation’s farmers and ranchers and calling for
Agriculture Students Learn About Policy & Careers during D.C. Leadership Summit
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union South Dakota Farmers Union co-sponsored college students to participate in the National Farmers Union 2025 All-States Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. “I feel it is important for the next
The New American Engine: U.S. Soy Fuels Clean Energy, Biobased Products and Farm Resilience
ST. LOUIS (July 1, 2025) — From your running shoes to the renewable fuels moving our trucks, trains, and ships, soybeans are quietly transforming America’s economy and giving farmers new ways to stay competitive in a changing world. As
SDSU Extension to Host Spring Wheat Field Tours
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to host tours of spring wheat variety field plots at SDSU Extension Crop Performance Testing program locations. There will be two tours on July 2, 2025: one
Farmer Sentiment Weakens Due to Cloudy Trade Outlook
Farmer sentiment weakened in June following two months of improvement, as tracked by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer dropped 12 points to 146 from the previous month. A change in producers’ expectations for the
Kansas Wheat Harvest Off to Slow Start
By Madeline Drake, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas wheat harvest is underway, but Kansas State University wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato explained how the wheat harvest got off to a slow start. An
R-CALF USA Statement on Phased Reopening of Southern Border to Livestock
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the phased, risk-based reopening of select southern ports for cattle, bison, and equine imports from Mexico, set to resume as early as July 7, 2025. R-CALF USA CEO