Quieter Trading Day for Grains
Trade wrapped up quietly for a Friday, with little fresh news to spark much market excitement. Ongoing concerns about corn pollination issues, tassel whip, and the spread of tar spot continue to linger. On the global front,
SDSU Extension to Host Event Showcasing Vegetable Production at Cherry Rock Farms
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce an event highlighting how to grow vegetables in a high tunnel at a Brandon-area farm on July 23, 2025. This High Tunnel and Vegetable Production
Solid Grain Market Action and Economic Data on Friday
Grain markets looked to end the week on a positive note Friday with green across most of the trade. Meantime, some of the latest economic data out today was considered better than expected. Mike Castle with StoneX
Mostly Favorable Weather Leading to Solid Early Yield Estimates
(FARGO, ND) — As the growing season rolls on, many areas of the country have been experiencing mostly ideal growing conditions in 2025. Those ideal conditions are leading many analysts to predict solid yields based off of
AGP Celebrates Grand Opening of New Soybean Processing Facility in David City, Nebraska
David City, NE -Ag Processing Inc a cooperative (AGP) held a grand opening and ribbon- cutting ceremony to commemorate its newest soybean processing and degumming facility in David City, Nebraska. The celebration welcomed state and local officials,
Nebraska has officially banned the sale of lab-grown or “fake” meat
O’NEILL, NE – Governor Jim Pillen was joined by Senator Barry DeKay and Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Sherry Vinton at Shamrock Locker in O’Neill on Thursday to ceremonially sign LB246. The new law bans the manufacture,
Tips for Managing Weather Uncertainty and More
There has been talk this growing season of some struggles in certain areas of the eastern Corn Belt. We get an update on how things are progressing in parts of Indiana, talk about managing weather uncertainty with
White House Dismisses Pesticide Crackdown as Farmers Push Back on Health Report
The Trump administration says it has no plans to tighten regulations on pesticide use, even as pressure mounts following the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Committee’s controversial report labeling crop protection products as hazardous to public health.
Dairy-Based Biogas Systems Surging After June Dairy Month
Following June Dairy Month, the American Biogas Council released new figures showing major progress in the expansion of dairy-based biogas systems across the U.S. The Council reports that the number of operational dairy biogas systems has more
Trump Says Coca-Cola Will Switch From HFCS to Cane Sugar
President Trump claims Coca-Cola is making a major ingredient change—and the corn industry isn’t happy. On Truth Social, Trump said Coca-Cola executives agreed to “go Mexican” and replace high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) with cane sugar in