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Grain Prices React Mixed to May USDA Supply, Demand Report
Corn futures fell after the May USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report…
Plastic Ag Products the latest post-COVID-19 Supply Chain Logjam
Farmers could be soon seeing shortages of inputs made of plastic — things like baler twine, net wrap and silage…
Farmer Challenges NRCS Wetland Statutes with Lawsuit
A South Dakota farmer has filed a lawsuit against USDA, alleging that the agency’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has…
May WASDE Preview: Grain Stocks Expected to Tighten Further
What’s normally a fairly quiet monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics…
Federal Officials Take Up Global Shipping Logjams, Cost Spikes
Supply chain disruptions across the global economy have sprouted up in the last year as the world grapples with fallout…
Ballot Initiatives Would Ban Key Livestock Production Practices
A ballot measure in Colorado is fueling speculation that animal husbandry practices like artificial insemination — a mainstay on many…
Corn, Soybean Planting Surge Beyond Average Pace
Two-thirds of the expected 2021 corn crop is planted, while soybean farmers neared the halfway point as of Sunday, according…
Produce Industry Facing Skyrocketing Trucking Rates
Truck rates are 70% higher than they were a year ago in parts of the country, and produce industry officials…
Grain Demand Rationing? Not Yet, Analyst Says
In times of high prices like today’s grain markets, demand rationing is one driver of lower prices. But that’s yet…
Long-term Weather Trends: West is Getting Drier, Midwest Getting Wetter
North Dakota has experienced the driest six-month time period dating back to 1895 when weather officials started collecting such data.…