Thursday, April 23, 2026 3:14PM CDT
Iowa will become the hub for a new USDA food safety center while members of the department's economic team will also move more jobs to Missouri locations. The moves will likely lead some more experienced staff and leadership at USDA agencies to find employment elsewhere but also create hundreds of job opportunities for younger people leaving college who want to live in the Midwest or other locations in USDA's reorganization announcements.
Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:34AM CDT
USDA signed a $300 million deal with Palantir Technologies to modernize farm services, streamline paperwork and implement its "One Farmer, One File" initiative.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:36PM CDT
A congressional group is introducing amendments to the farm bill to allow year-round E15 sales, reform small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, cut obligations for small refiners and retroactively restore biofuels credits.
The May soybean futures chart appears to be forming a bear flag pattern that typically indicates a downward resolution. However, chart patterns are certainly not always highly reli...
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The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee agreed with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. borrowing limit should be inc...
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Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures an...
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Twenty-eight agricultural groups urged Trump administration officials to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit rules to support struggling farmers and biofuel markets.
It's too early to say whether the spring high is in for the fed cash cattle market. However, if support doesn't develop from both a fundamental and technical sense, it's going to b...
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In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Roboti...
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Given canola is such an expensive, input-intensive crop to grow, a reduction in seeded area would make sense given the elevated risks facing producers. But that may be a mistake.
July corn is up 2 1/2 cents per bushel, July soybeans are up 2 1/2 cents, July KC wheat is up 3/4 cent, July Chicago wheat is up 3 1/2 cents, and MIAX July Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0100 cents.
Cattle futures have shown weakness this week as some liquidation took place due to an overbought market and uncertainty over cash. Hog futures have made a nice rebound over the past two days on short-covering and renewed demand interest.