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Markets await October USDA supply and demand estimates

Markets await October USDA supply and demand estimates

USDA’s October Crop Production Report and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, are scheduled for release at noon Eastern Time on Oct. 9. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says the October reports will incorporate key data released over the past two months, providing a clearer picture of 2026 crop production and supply-and-demand conditions. Jekanowski says harvest progress and additional production information should help USDA move closer to final...

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EPA grants most small refinery exemption requests

EPA grants most small refinery exemption requests

EPA has granted most of the small refinery exemption requests it considered for the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard compliance year. The agency announced decisions Monday on 34 petitions from individual refineries seeking relief from their biofuel blending obligations....

EPA backs innovation that works for farmers

EPA backs innovation that works for farmers

As farmers continue to face high input costs, new precision technology could provide opportunities to reduce expenses while also limiting environmental impacts. Doug Jones, agriculture advisor for EPA Region 7, says the agency is watching several new technologies that...

Mexico bans U.S. lamb and sheep offal over scrapie case

Mexico bans U.S. lamb and sheep offal over scrapie case

In late July, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) surveillance program detected a case of classical scrapie in a single sheep at a slaughter facility in Oregon. It was the first such detection in the U.S. in more than five years. Although APHIS...

New Agronomy Zone introduced at 2026 Farm Progress Show

New Agronomy Zone introduced at 2026 Farm Progress Show

The Farm Progress Show is in Boone Iowa this year and takes place this week September 1st-3rd. The show has always been a premier spot to see the latest agricultural technology in action, but it has added a new permanent display to showcase the newest crop inputs and...

New U.S. ammonia plant will increase domestic production

New U.S. ammonia plant will increase domestic production

Fertilizer prices and availability have been a major pain point for U.S. producers for several years. A major factor that contributes to that pressure is fact that the U.S. imports about 50 percent of the 20 million tons of the fertilizer farmers across the country...

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