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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday amid continued uncertainty in the rural economy. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says it was the first benchmark rate cut since December. “That brings down short-term interest [Read More…]

The deputy secretary at the USDA says tariff revenue could be a way to help U.S. farmers survive a tough ag economy. Stephen Vaden says using Section 32 funds for ad-hoc payments would require an [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, adding to what would have already been a lower weekly finish. Soybeans were watching the U.S. harvest and planting weather in South America. U.S. harvest conditions are [Read More…]

The vice president of the National Farmers Union says U.S. crop farmers are concerned about the lack of China’s ag purchases. Jeff Kippley raises corn and soybeans in northeast South Dakota. “Here in the Dakotas, [Read More…]

A southern Illinois farmer says he’s not concerned about hay reserves despite a severe late summer drought. Granvil Travis, who raises cattle and row crops in Massac County, says he’s already started supplemental feeding of [Read More…]

A past chair of the United Soybean Board says increasing access to soy-based firefighting foam could create another opportunity to expand demand.  Steve Reinhard says the Ohio Soybean Council is working with its state partners [Read More…]

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture is increasingly bullish on export opportunities with India. Mike Naig says this month’s trade mission marked the second time he’s visited the country during the past year. “You just go another [Read More…]

The senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says it’s looking like another year with La Niña conditions in the Pacific. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “This will be our fourth in five years.”  He says, [Read More…]

The ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee tells Brownfield progress is being made on the farm bill. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig says leadership is working through the remaining titles. “We are sitting down at [Read More…]

A U.S. Congressman says a scaled back version of the farm bill faces an uphill battle in Washington. Mike Flood, a Republican from Nebraska, says reaching an agreement on government funding before October 1 is [Read More…]

The former Deputy Secretary of the USDA says staff shortages at local USDA offices limit the ability to serve rural America well. In a U.S. House Ag Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Xochitl Torres Small told [Read More…]

The U.S. Senate has confirmed three undersecretaries at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That includes the Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Dudley Hoskins, and Dr. Scott Hutchins as the Under Secretary of Agriculture [Read More…]

Food price inflation has continued to rise. David Ortega, a food economist with Michigan State University, says there are a couple of areas that are driving the increase in the cost of groceries. AUDIO: Healthy [Read More…]

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Two state ag leaders say they’re glad to see USDA considering all options to help farmers navigate a tough ag economy, including ad-hoc assistance. Wes Ward, the ag secretary in Arkansas, and past president of [Read More…]

Eastern equine encephalitis has been confirmed in Indiana for the first time since 2020. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the disease was detected in an unvaccinated six-year-old gelding in LaGrange County. EEE, [Read More…]

Two analysts say U.S. farmers should be paying attention as Brazil continues to have a competitive advantage over the U.S. in soybean production. “We’re losing markets and we were losing China before this trade war.” [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were supported by supply tightness ahead of Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. Ahead of that report, analysts all major categories to be below a [Read More…]

A southern Wisconsin farmer has concerns about corn withstanding strong winds ahead of harvest. Doug Rebout of Janesville says crops have benefited from good conditions this summer. “Really tall (corn), I mean they’re healthy stalks. [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The big bearish issue is the lack of new crop export demand from China due to tariff tensions. China remained absent from the U.S. soybean market [Read More…]