Agricultural producer sentiment improved slightly in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose two points to a reading of 123. Farmers were also more optimistic about their perception of current conditions and future expectations on their farms. The Index of Current...

The USDA’s good to excellent ratings for U.S. corn and soybeans improved slightly over the past week. That followed a cooler, wetter weather pattern that brought much needed rainfall and less stressful temperatures to some key U.S. growing areas.As of this past Sunday, 57% of U.S. corn is in good...

A $40 million ag export facility recently opened on Jones Island in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where state-grown commodities, including dried distillers’ grain (DDGs), corn and soybeans, will move through the port to international waters.

Wholesale prices for pork belly--the cut of meat used to make bacon--have surged this summer, nearly tripling since the start of June after hitting a multiyear low in May. Pork-belly prices were at $2.15 a pound recently, just shy of their highest level since last August. The run-up could soon...

Hundreds of cattle died in Iowa from extreme heat and humidity in late July, the state and livestock producers said, as the world recorded its hottest month ever.

Agriculture plays a key role in everyday life. As the membership in the National FFA Organization continues to grow, it's evident that students understand the important role they can also play in agriculture. The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development...

The Certified Agriculture Group is pleased to announce that two-time NFR Qualifier Jackie Ganter is joining the all new AgTruckTrader.com Pro Rodeo team. Ganter is also a 3x CFR Qualifier, as well as the 2015 Resistol Rookie of the Year. She joins Leighton Berry who is captaining the...

Ag organizations are pushing back against a proposed amendment by U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz (R- IN) to prohibit federal funding from going to commodity checkoff programs. The groups say her amendment to the 2024 USDA appropriations bill is “frivolous” and a waste of congressional time,...

U.S. senators approved bipartisan amendments to the annual defense policy bill that would prohibit China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from purchasing U.S. farmland and screen American investment in high-tech ventures on foreign adversary soil.

Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D- CA) and Mike Kelly (R- PA) have re-introduced legislation they say will help family-owned farms continue operating after a family member dies. The Preserving Family Farms Act would modify tax law, allowing farmers and ranchers to pay estate taxes based on the value...

“Producers looking to adopt precision ag technologies need network connectivity that extends far past their residences. They need to be able to make real-time decisions that increase yields," says Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE).

Cody White, now an Illinois corn and soybean farmer and youth coach, lived out his dream to play in the National Football League with the Houston Texans. At age 35, Cody White, a corn and soybean farmer in central Illinois who played in the NFL, is already inspiring the next generation of farmers...

Animal-rights activism is big business with various groups having the shared goal of eliminating animal agriculture. In 2022, new data shows that extremist groups brought in more than $800 million in annual income, while groups’ extreme tactics continued to put farmers, food workers, and animals in...

The extended weather forecast from the National Weather Service calls for increased chances of above-normal precipitation from the eastern halves of Nebraska and Kansas across the south-central and southeastern Corn Belt, Mid-South and Delta for August through October. Other areas of the Corn Belt...

Norge Mining, a Norwegian mining company, unearthed 70-billion metric tons of phosphate rock 2.7 miles below the earth’s surface in 2021. The company now estimates the discovery will supply the world with phosphate for 50 years.