Poultry production shrinks in April
4.376 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome during April 2025. The USDA says that poultry production total was down 1% from April 2024 as an 18% drop for turkey […]
U.S. red meat, poultry stocks tighten
U.S. red meat and poultry stocks at the start of the month were below year ago levels. The USDA says the red meat total on May 1st of 893.577 million […]
USDA reports lower April cattle placements
Market ready cattle numbers could get even tighter in the coming months. The USDA says 1.613 million head of cattle were placed into feedlots during April, a decline of 3% […]
Slow ag equipment market reflects tighter ag economy
An ag economist says the continued slowdown in ag equipment purchases could be part of a larger trend in the ag economy. David Widmar, with Agricultural Economic Insights, says 2021 […]
Indiana wheat growers monitoring disease risk
A plant pathologist says wet weather across Indiana have created challenges for wheat growers trying to manage foliar disease pressure. Darcy Telenko is with Purdue University Extension. “We worry a lot […]
Ag credit deterioration concerning
A policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says there are concerns over the amount of credit deterioration occurring in the ag sector. David Oppedahl says low commodity […]
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H-2A wage pressure for farmers far from over
A specialty crop grower says this is the first year H-2A guest worker wages have declined on his farm in more than a decade. Fourth-generation farmer Derek Oomen tells Brownfield […]
Iowa gets waiver to prevent SNAP spending on candy, pop, chips
The USDA has given the State of Iowa the go-ahead to prohibit Iowans from using federal food assistance to buy candy, salty snacks or sweetened drinks like pop, starting in […]
Senator Ernst says improvements can be made to Big Beautiful Bill
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says it’ll be after the holiday before the Senate reviews the so-called Big Beautiful Bill that passed the House earlier this week, incorporating many of President […]