Month: December 2025

The CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) says the organization appreciates the U.S. Trade Representative’s efforts to enforce an important 2019 trade agreement with China. Geoff Cooper says the Section 301 investigation is well [Read More…]

4.966 billion pounds of poultry were produced in the U.S. during October. The USDA says that was up 1% on the year, as increases in chicken processing and weights just canceled out decreases in turkey [Read More…]

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Uzbekistan to help expand market access for U.S. soy. Michigan farmer Laurie Isley says the agreement is [Read More…]

A grain analyst says China is just under 50 percent of its agreement to buy soybeans as sales have continued to trickle in the past few weeks. Angie Setzer with Consus Ag Consulting tells Brownfield, “There’s [Read More…]

Market volatility is dampening excitement for high beef prices.  Speaking to Brownfield at the 2025 Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention in St. Cloud, Minnesota Friday, Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association president Jake Thompson says the cattle market [Read More…]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to impact commercial poultry facilities in northern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on two commercial meat duck facilities in Elkhart County [Read More…]

The senior vice president of agricultural and rural banking policy with the American Bankers Association says the ag economy is a mixed bag heading into 2026. On this episode of Managing for Profit, Ed Elfmann says financial [Read More…]