The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) monthly report contained bullish surprises for August — especially for corn.

The USDA’s ReConnect Program has awarded $167 million in grants and loans to create and/or improve broadband infrastructure.

Building off of near record high beef prices and strong consumer demand, continued progress is expected and on track for the beef cattle industry in 2022, according to a report spearheaded by CattleFax.

Recent increases in commodity prices likely will result in cash rent arrangements with land owners needing to be renegotiated at higher levels for 2022.

With a vote of 69-30, the highly touted $1 trillion infrastructure bill has advanced through the Senate and back to the House.

Growers are still optimistic about profits after three consecutive turbulent growth cycles and continuous volatile markets.

As of last Sunday, U.S. corn crops showed mild improvement and soybean conditions have held steady according to the USDA Crop Progress report, released August 9.

As livestock producers nationwide continue to voice their concerns over California's Proposition 12, five senators introduced a bill with a goal to stop the regulation from enacting next year.

The Net Merit report, a tool introduced in 1994 for the benefit of dairy producers, will see significant updates.

Mississippi-based chicken processor Sanderson Farms, the third-largest chicken processor in the U.S., will be purchased by Cargill Inc. and Continental Grain Co. for $4.53 billion.