Farmer sentiment declines to lowest level since June 2022 amid weakened financial outlook
Farmer sentiment declined sharply in April 2024, as indicated by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, which fell 15 points from March to a reading of 99. Both subindexes of the barome...
May 07, 2024
Brazil Soy Harvest Hit by Floods
The outlook for the soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil is deteriorating swiftly after torrential rain flooded fields, with about a quarter of the beans still to be harvested. Rio Grande do...
May 07, 2024
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Level Up Safety During Planting
Whether current spring conditions have a number of tractors parked or in fields, it's going to be a fast-paced planting season this spring. While the planting season can seem routine, the ag industry ...
May 07, 2024
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Planting progresses steadily last week in South Dakota
MAY 7, 2024: For the week ending May 5, 2024, there were 2.1 days suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies ra...
May 07, 2024
March Pork Exports Steady, Beef Value Rises
U.S. pork exports in March were steady with last year's volume and edged higher in value. Pork exports totaled 260,430 metric tons in March, up 0.1 percent from a year ago, valued at $740.8 million. T...
May 07, 2024
For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm ...
May 04, 2024
U.S. Ethanol and SAF Industry Leaders Seek to Intervene in Legal Challenge to EU Sustainable Aviation Fuel Regulation
Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethan...
May 03, 2024
Aerial application aircraft to be on display next week in D.C.
The National Agricultural Aviation Association is participating in Ag on the Mall at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 6-8, 2024. Themed the Future of Food and Farming, Ag on the Mall celebra...
May 03, 2024
Inaugural "So Dak Best Burger" contest being held as part of May Beef Month
South Dakota is home to nearly 14,000 beef farms and ranches caring for 3.5 million head of cattle, outnumbering state residents 4.2 to 1. May is Beef Month, and the South Dakota Beef Industry Council...
May 03, 2024
Ag Groups Respond to Farm Bill Movement
U.S. ag groups are reacting to the House and Senate Ag Committee leaders who released their farm bill overviews. "We are very pleased with the Farm Bill framework from House Ag Chair GT Thompson,...
May 03, 2024