Liquid Fuels Groups Announce Progress on E15, Small Refinery Exemption Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy today joined organizations representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers to express the need for long-term policy certainty across the transportation fuel sector. In a letter
Buy-up Option for Prevented Planting Insurance Eliminated
(JAMESTOWN, N.D.) – A new federal crop insurance rule that drops buy-up option coverage for prevented planting insurance will be “bad news for North Dakota farmers,” according to North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne. “Preventive Plant and
The Rising Cost Squeeze: Soybean Farmers Face a Third Year of Losses
Rising input costs for farmers has been an issue the Trump administration has made a policy priority as it advances through its first year – and with good reason. Soybean producers are staring down the barrel of
AgMarket.Net Early Morning Market Analysis 12/04/25
December 4, 2025 At this hour: 🌽Corn market is down 0-1c, 🌱soybeans are up 2-3c, 🍞wheat is up 1-2c, 🛢️crude oil is down $0.81-$0.82, 💲US Dollar is up .29-.30 -Tensions in the Black Sea seemed to have
Compeer Financial Opens Scholarship Application for High School Seniors
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis., Dec. 4, 2025 – Starting Dec. 15, graduating high school seniors across Compeer Financial’s 144-county territory in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin can apply for scholarships worth $2,000. The competitive scholarship program will award a total of 105
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Responds to New World Screwworm Detection in Northern Mexico
AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued the following statement on Wednesday after being notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of a new detection of the New World screwworm (NWS) in Montemorelos, Nuevo León,
NGFA Urges Strong, Long-term Renewal of USMCA
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today emphasized the critical importance of the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) to the North American grain, feed, and oilseed supply chain. It urged the Office of the U.S.
USDEC & NMPF Testify on USMCA Dairy Priorities at USTR Hearing
ARLINGTON, VA – NMPF and USDEC Executive Vice President for Trade Policy and Global Affairs Shawna Morris testified Wednesday before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), urging the administration to leverage the 2026 U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Farm Bureau Emphasizes Need for Economic Assistance to Ag Secretary
The Trump administration anticipates it will be ready to announce an aid package for American farmers within two-and-a-half weeks, as well as a deal on Chinese soybean purchases. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins made the announcement this week
SDSU Extension Crop Hour 2026 webinars start in January
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension’s Crop Hour webinar series for 2026 will return in January. Crop Hour provides producers and industry professionals with information to navigate the challenges and opportunities of farming in South