
USDA Promotes New, Voluntary “Product of USA” Label
(Washington, D.C., March 24, 2026) – Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign to inform meat, poultry, and egg producers of the “Product of USA”

NAWG Report Calls Attention to Costly Fertilizer Tariffs Impacting Wheat Growers
Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2026) – The National Association of Wheat Growers released a new report highlighting the significant financial burden that countervailing duties (CVD) on phosphate fertilizer imports have placed on U.S. wheat farmers. The report finds

USDA Announces $115.2 Million in Nine States to Capitalize on Timber Production and Protect Our Communities From Devastating Wildfires
TOPEKA, Kan. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator J.R. Claeys announced $115.2 Million across eight states through the Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP), to ensure sawmills and other wood processing facilities

Planting Intentions in Focus as Global Tensions and Weather Add Uncertainty
As the March Planting Intentions Report draws closer, new estimates from AgMarket.Net are starting to shape expectations. On the Monday Market Wrap Up, Jim McCormick breaks down those numbers while also addressing grower concerns tied to the

Record Heat, Expanding Drought and a “Godzilla El Niño”???
We are seeing a rollercoaster of weather with record heat over the weekend, coming off a recent blizzard. What does the temperature and precipitation outlook show us for the next few weeks ahead? Will we see some

More Headline News Volatility in the Markets
We see more volatility in the markets tied to headline news risk from the Middle East. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to run through what’s happening to start the week in our Market

Tenth Annual Feeding the Economy Report Shows Food and Agriculture Generate $10.4 Trillion and Support One in Five U.S. Jobs
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2026 – CRA joined 34 other food and agriculture organizations in releasing the 10th annual Feeding the Economy report, a comprehensive farm-to-fork analysis of the entire food and agriculture supply chain. The report

U.S. Soybean Shipments to China Rise as Summit Delay Clouds Trade Outlook
A surge of U.S. soybean shipments to China is providing a boost to export demand, even as uncertainty grows over the future of trade talks between the two countries. Recent export activity shows increased volumes of U.S.

Fargo, N.D. Company Says It Already Delivers What USDA Plans to Build by 2028
FARGO, N.D. — MyAgData, the only USDA-authorized third-party vendor with active Clearinghouse credentials for electronic acreage reporting, is now enrolling producers for the 2026 season ahead of the July 15 FSA deadline. The company processed more than

AgMarket.Net® Unveils Official Acreage Estimates Ahead of USDA Report
AgMarket.Net®, an agricultural brokerage and consulting firm, announces its acreage estimates ahead of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report release. The company expects soybean acres to climb substantially in 2026 while corn acres retreat from 98.8 million acres in

Senators Marshall & Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Domestic Fertilizer Production
Washington D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) introduced the Homegrown Fertilizer Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s domestic fertilizer supply chain, expand innovation in alternative crop inputs, and provide relief to

Breaking Down the Long-Term Fertilizer Supply Crisis — It’s Not Pretty
When the conflict in Iran escalated about a month ago, most Americans focused on oil prices and geopolitical tension. But for farmers across the Corn Belt, the Southern Plains, and beyond, the war set off a different

Cattle on Feed Down Slightly, Placements Higher
The latest Cattle on Feed report from USDA shows a slightly lower inventory number and higher placements compared to last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with

Grains Move Lower to End the Week on Friday
We saw a lower day of trading in the grain markets on Friday, led to the downside by Kansas City and Chicago wheat. In lieu of any fresh headlines it seemed that traders may have taken some

Nebraska Trucking Heroes Wildfires Relief Fund
LINCOLN – Whenever Nebraskans face tough times, the trucking industry is there to help. Right now, as wildfires leave unprecedented destruction across western Nebraska, the Nebraska Trucking Association (NTA) and its members are taking action, alongside the

High Quality Forage and Strong Cattle Health Begin with Solid Pasture Management
As winter gives way to spring and fields begin to green up, it is critical to have a plan in place to control weeds before they become a problem. “We see long-term impacts throughout a season that

High Quality Forage and Strong Cattle Health Begin with Solid Pasture Management
As winter gives way to spring and fields begin to green up, it is critical to have a plan in place to control weeds before they become a problem. “We see long-term impacts throughout a season that

Thune Introduces Legislation to Bring Transparency to Fertilizer Prices for Producers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation that would provide American producers with more accurate information on prices for fertilizer and fertilizer products in response to longstanding concerns over

Waiting on the Next Headline
Markets are in a holding pattern, waiting on the next headline to drive direction. The cattle complex is running into technical resistance on the charts, with traders hesitant ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report. In the

China Curbs Fertilizer Exports, Tightening Global Supply Amid Conflict
China is clamping down on fertilizer exports to protect its domestic market, a number of industry sources said, putting an additional strain on global markets that were already grappling with shortages caused by the ongoing conflict in

Mixed Action in Grains; More Moves in Energy and Fertilizer
It’s mixed action in the grain complex at midday Thursday while we see more movement in energies and fertilizer. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, March 19th,