Year: 2026

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Matt Amick, the Director of Market Development with Missouri Soybeans, recently attended the Clean Fuels Conference, and there’s a lot to be optimistic about when it comes to biodiesel. Listen [Read More…]

Officials with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance say efforts are underway to restore federal funding benefiting local food systems. Molly Pickering, the organization’s policy director, says two bills being considered in Congress would resurrect programs like [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Brazil’s record harvest is now about 10% complete, with favorable near-term weather for activity expected in northern Brazil. Reports have harvest in the key state of Mato [Read More…]

U.S. soybean crushers had a big December as they try to meet meal and oil demand expectations. The USDA says 230 million bushels of beans were crushed to end 2025, one of the largest months [Read More…]

The Iowa House Minority Leader says carbon pipeline legislation will likely come down to a compromise. Democrat Brian Meyer says he recently voted against a House bill that would have placed an outright ban on [Read More…]

Farmers can no longer get prevent-plant buy up coverage, and the chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’d like the USDA to change that. John Boozman tells Brownfield farmers need every safety net [Read More…]

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says growing global demand is helping strengthen the soybean outlook for 2026. Jim Sutter says the organization is focused on expanding market access around the world.  “We [Read More…]

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says she fears farmland will be lost and young farmers pushed out of production if additional assistance isn’t approved by Congress. Michigan Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet tells [Read More…]