U.S. Meat Sector Recovery Faces ‘Headwinds’ in Q4
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the U.S. meat industry, disrupting processing capacity and causing rippling market effects from which it's still slowly responding.
Specialty Crop Sowing Progressing Well Despite Early Hurricane Pressure
It's planting time for cool-season crops in the southern U.S., namely in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Corn Increasingly Drought-Sensitive, New Research Shows
While new genetic technology and other innovations have helped corn yield potential to continue to generally march toward the 300-bushel/acre threshold and beyond, new research confirms an issue that has yet to be adequately addressed by the industry.
Early Winter Storm Complicating Life for Plains Cattle Feeders
Though the moisture was welcomed in much of the parched region, cattle feeders in the southern Plains now face some operational hurdles in the mess a major moisture-bearing system left behind Sunday and Monday.
USDA CFAP2 Application Window Runs Through December
The USDA Farm Service Agency has $7 billion set aside for payments to producers adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and they can apply for their share of those funds distributed via a second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program through mid-December.
Things to Consider in Planning for Tax Season
In a “normal” year, tax planning is fairly straightforward. But with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated programs, things look quite…
Wheat Futures Drop on Weather, Contract Liquidation
The system that delivered a blanket of snow to parts of the parched southern Plains also got the attention of grain traders in early-week trading.
Week Starts Out Wet for Southern Plains, Midwest
Mixed precipitation — including some “thundersleet” — in the Texas Panhandle and around the southern Plains brought much-needed moisture to…
Florida Bumps Citrus ‘Box Tax’ to Sustain Orange Juice Momentum
The Florida Citrus Commission voted to up a tax producers pay in an effort to fund an almost $10 million marketing campaign intended to boost orange sales specifically for the juice market.
Ethanol Targeted by Oil-state Lawmakers
A group of lawmakers from major oil-producing states sent a letter earlier this week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…











