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(Washington, D.C., February 13, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $1 billion in Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program assistance for specialty crops and

The buildout of grain storage capacity in the U.S. has stopped. That’s according to data from Joe Janzen, an economist for the University of Illinois. He wrote on the Farmdoc Daily website that U.S. grain storage capacity

Agricultural producers and private landowners may sign up for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program from Feb. 12-March 20, 2026, or the General CRP from March 9-April 17, 2026. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife

Trade stability on the line. Enforcement fights ahead. Real stakes for rural America. As Washington prepares for the mandatory review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, farm groups warn that unraveling the deal could shake an already strained

Grains pushed higher in today’s trade, while attention in the cattle complex turned to the JBS strike moving forward and questions about whether the market has become technically overbought. Cash trade remained quiet, and added pressure came

The USDA is facing some doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders, and economists. Reuters said the doubts are coming about because of the agency’s significant staff losses and the sharp upward revision

Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned witnesses, including the Honorable Kevin Brady, former Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Ted Vander Schaaf, Owner of Vander Schaaf Farms, at the Senate Finance

ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. Wheat Associates (U.S. Wheat) celebrated the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has awarded more than $212 million through the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program to help

Washington, DC. The American Soybean Association (ASA), the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) announced today that the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has allocated $16,845,357 in Market

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 92.7 KB) (MOU) that memorializes the relationship between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and

Energy markets are drawing added attention as outside market pressure continues to limit grains’ ability to fully gain momentum. While soybeans are showing relative strength, corn and wheat continue to struggle to find sustained upside, weighed down

As Washington moves closer to the mandatory review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement this summer, farm and food groups are mounting an organized defense of the trade pact — warning that unraveling it would destabilize North America’s

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

A new American Farm Bureau Market Intel Report said Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row, reaching 315 filings in 2025, a 46 percent increase from 2024. The Midwest and Southeast filed

Markets found little to get excited about in today’s WASDE report, leaving traders looking ahead to next week’s Ag Outlook Forum for potentially more directional influence. Meanwhile, in the cattle complex, the tone shifted this afternoon as

On Tuesday, USDA released the February 2026 WASDE report and showed minimal changes as expected. Changes included some revisions to the U.S. ending stocks for corn and wheat along with Brazil soybean production being raised. Arlan Suderman,

(Edinburg, TX) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Governor of Texas Greg Abbott celebrated a significant achievement in the fight against New World Screwworm (NWS) with the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal

Two key market movers are on the horizon, with Tuesday’s WASDE report followed by next week’s Ag Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., both expected to provide fresh direction for traders. In the soybean market, private exporters reported

Biofuel policy clarity. Lingering uncertainty. Real stakes for U.S. farmers. We break down the newly released 45Z tax credit guidance with insights from Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist with StoneX and Tom Verry, Director of  Outreach and

WASHINGTON — Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the strongest protections in  agency history for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba application on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops. This decision responds directly to the strong advocacy of America’s