Cash Cattle Showing Signs of Strength This Week
Support in livestock futures is coming from technical buying, easing tariff concerns, and strength in the broader U.S. stock market. Live cattle continue to draw strength from their discount to the cash market, although lower cash trade
Growth Energy, CFAA Respond to Oil Industry in Case Pushing EPA to Reallocate Lost Biofuel Gallons
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy and Clean Fuels Alliance America (CFAA) filed a reply brief today in a case challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to account for small refinery exemptions (SREs) granted after renewable
Monday, April 14th, 2025 Podcast
We saw good strength to start the week in cattle futures which also spilled over to lean hogs on Monday. Meanwhile, new crop soybeans were a little higher with old crop soybeans and corn slightly lower. Wheat
Export Sales of Corn, Beans, Wheat Decline
Sales of corn, beans and wheat all plunged week to week in the seven days that ended on April 3, according to data from the Ag Department. Corn sales in the week through April 10 dropped to
Demand Rages Ahead of U.S. Pistachio Supply
This year’s pistachio crop is estimated at 1.1 billion pounds. As world pistachio supply continues to climb, the U.S. is the largest contributor to this, producing over half the global supply. Jim Zion with Meridian Growers said
The Role of Blockchain Technology in Transforming Agriculture
By providing secure, transparent, and efficient systems for everything from cattle tracking to crop management, blockchain can help ensure that American agriculture remains competitive in a digital world. Blockchain technology is often associated with
What is a Blockchain?
What is a blockchain? Imagine a notebook that everyone in the world can see, but no one can erase or change what’s written in it. This notebook keeps a list of transactions, like when someone buys something
Senators Marshall and Bennet Introduce the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act
(WASHINGTON D.C.) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), the subcommittee’s Ranking Member, introduced the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Improvement Act.