by Mark Magnuson | Jan 19, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
USDA recently issued its first projections this year for meat production and prices. For the most part, increased production and price forecasts for the prior month are on display in the USDA January meat outlook. USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 16, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
While much of the focus in the USDA WASDE reports centers on row crops such as corn and soybeans, the reports also help provide a snapshot of the situation for various products such as soybean oil. The most recent WASDE report for January helps to detail the current...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 15, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says year-round E15 sales have the full support of the Trump administration but it’s up to Congress to pass legislation which expands access to E15. Rollins says that President Trump’s early executive order cited year-round E15 as a...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 14, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
With a main global competitor of U.S. soybeans now beginning harvest for this year’s crop, what is the outlook for Brazil’s production this season? USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski provides the latest update on the Brazilian growing...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 13, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee elections were delayed in the fall by the federal government shutdown. However, FSA Administrator Bill Beam says that the voting period will begin again soon. Candidates have already been nominated and are on the ballots that...
