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USDA sets spring crop insurance prices
As spring planting gears up across the country, the Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has determined crop insurance prices for 2026. Faith Parum, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, has details on three major crops. Parum said these are slight changes from what farmers saw in spring 2025. Parum said farmers have a stronger safety net this year, thanks in part to the updates in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. For more information, visit...
Soil testing can help farmers make improvements and save money
Soil tests are a good way for farmers to see what they need when it comes to making improvements to their fertility program.There are multiple benefits to testing soil but with input costs very high, targeted use of inputs can make a big difference to your bottom...
Barges & trains may soon have us up a creek
When it comes to harvest across the Midwest, one thing is key; the movement of grain is the most important issue we must deal with if we're going to be successful during the harvest season. Either we're talking about the moving of grain in your own farming operation,...
Global food insecurity increased nearly 10 percent in 2022
New research from USDA?s Economic Research Service announced Tuesday shows global food insecurity increased by nearly ten percent in fiscal year 2022. USDA?s International Food Security Assessment model estimates how food prices and incomes affect food demand and...
NCBA asks EPA to wait on new WOTUS rule
Last week, the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA) urged the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily halt their efforts on a new WOTUS rule that the Biden administration is working swiftly on. NCBA?s Executive Director for National Resources and...
SCN Action Month promotes defense against reoccurring pest
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) continues to be the leading cause of soybean yield loss in North America. BASF Agricultural Solutions and The SCN Coalition have joined forces for the second year to promote SCN Action Month, a monthlong initiative to provide growers with...
Senator Grassley comments on Supreme Court Prop 12 case
The United States Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on Tuesday for the case - National Pork Producers Council v. Ross.In 2018 California voters approved a ballot initiative (Proposition 12) that established confinement standards for animals sold as meat in...
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We Speak Up initiative helps pork industry tell its story
All legal implications aside, the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court decision on California?s Prop 12 ballot initiative had some consequences beyond the fact that pork and poultry producers now have to spend astronomical amounts of money to comply with the...
Merck introduces new vaccine to swine product portfolio
At this year?s World Pork Expo, Merck Animal Health announced a new addition to its swine health product portfolio. CIRCUMVENT CML is the first and only combination vaccine shown to be effective for the vaccination of healthy swine three weeks or older against disease...
Canada joins U.S. in Mexican trade dispute
Canada has formally agreed to take part in a trade dispute settlement consultation process, launched by the U.S., involving Mexico?s increasing restrictions on biotechnology product use and imports. The issue relates to President Obrador?s decree, several months ago,...
April another month of widespread growth for U.S. pork exports
As customers continue to show that they value sustainably grown food and products that they can trust, United States pork exports remain strong by adhering to those principles. Pork exports during the month of April saw opportunities for growth. Recent U.S. Meat...
Ernst: Biodiesel RVO delay doesn?t bring optimism
There was much angst earlier this week as the soybean and biofuels industries were waiting for the EPA to release its finalized Renewable Volume Obligations for biodiesel. The concern came after the EPA had previously shared its plan, and it prompted a comment period...
