
USDA Expands Farmers First Agenda With New FSA State Committee Appointments Across Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency continues to roll out state-level leadership appointments across the country, with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins naming agricultural producers and industry leaders to Farm Service Agency state committees

Cramer, Daines Urge President Trump to Secure Favorable Pulse Crop Trade Deal with India
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the midst of President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade negotiations with India, two U.S. senators are calling on the president to strike a deal on pulse crops. U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Steve Daines

House Lawmakers Urge USDA and DOJ to Review Regulations Limiting Competition in Agricultural Input Markets
Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined several of her House colleagues in calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Attorney General Pam Bondi to undertake a broad review of federal regulations that lawmakers say are

RFA: More Urgency About Approving Year-Round E15
The USDA confirmed that farmers harvested a record-large crop in 2025, estimated at over 17 billion bushels. Corn stockpiles are also expected to climb to their highest level in eight years, driving corn prices lower. The Renewable

European Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Trade Deal as Leaders Advance Pact Despite Agricultural Opposition
Farmer protests across Europe have intensified as the European Union moves closer to finalizing a sweeping free trade agreement with Mercosur, a South American trade bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Demonstrations in Paris,

Time to Move Forward Post WASDE
It’s time for the markets to move past Monday’s USDA numbers and start focusing on what lies ahead. Weather tensions have eased for now, shifting attention back to demand-side fundamentals. Strong ethanol production numbers this week are

2026 U.S. Acreage Battle Already Underway?
As we enter into the new year and have had a chance to digest the latest data from USDA, one has to wonder if the U.S. acreage battle for 2026 is heating up or already underway? That’s

Good Export Sales Supporting Thursday Trade
We saw good weekly and daily export sales numbers out on Thursday that is seemingly helping support soybeans and the grain trade today. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss that and more in our Market

U.S. Farmland Values Enter New Phase Shaped by Localized Market Signals
OMAHA, NEB. — The U.S. agricultural land market is shifting after years of steady growth. Although land values are still high historically, current signs indicate a more complex situation driven by local and regional factors rather than

Whole Milk is Back: President Trump Signs Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
(Washington, D.C.) — President Donald J. Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the Oval Office alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., USDA National

American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies *Audio*
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. “America’s farmers and ranchers

Lawmakers Press USDA to Speed Disaster and Economic Aid for Farmers
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led 11 of her colleagues in urging Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to speed up and expand payouts tied to federal disaster and economic assistance programs

Unrest in Iran Raises Geopolitical Tensions and Ripples Through Oil and Fertilizer Markets
Protests continue in Iran, although recent government efforts to suppress the demonstrations do appear to have reduced the overall scale and frequency of unrest in some areas. A human rights group reports that it has verified the

Grassley Presses EPA, Agencies for Answers on RFS Refinery Exemptions
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter on Tuesday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three other federal agencies requesting a detailed update on actions taken in response to concerns

U.S. Hemp Roundtable Welcomes Bipartisan Bill Extending Hemp Planting Certainty Through 2028
The U.S. Hemp Roundtable welcome the introduction of the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide a two-year extension delaying implementation of changes to the federal definition of hemp. The proposal would extend the current

U.S. Sales of Agricultural Tractors & Combines Decline in Close Out of 2025
MILWAUKEE (January 14, 2026) – According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines fell in December 2025 compared to the year before. U.S. sales of total Ag tractors dropped 14.8% while sales

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed Into Law
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed into law the Congressionally passed Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. This law effectively clears the way for whole and 2% milk to return to America’s

USDA Report Still Driving the Trade
Markets are still digesting the latest USDA numbers, with particular attention on how corn silage estimates factored into overall corn production. Weather concerns continue to linger, not only across the Russia-Ukraine region but also in South America,

Ricketts, Coons Lead Bipartisan Bill to Boost Bio-Manufacturing and Expand Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act. The bipartisan legislation would provide a targeted, short-term tax credit for qualifying renewable chemicals or an investment tax credit for renewable chemical production facilities. Renewable chemicals are produced from

Trying to Make Sense of USDA Corn Acres + Fertilizer Markets Deal with Geopolitics
The grain markets continue to deal with the fallout from Monday’s USDA reports, although we are a bit higher at midweek. Plus, geopolitical unrest in the Middle East is something to watch in how it affects the

At Farm Bureau Convention, Secretary Rollins Announces Dairy Margin Coverage Expansion and Section 32 Purchases of U.S. Commodities
(Anaheim, CA, January 13, 2026) – Yesterday at the 107th American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced expanded enrollment for 2026 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and new Section 32 commodity purchases that