The USDA’s long-awaited return of the mid-year Cattle Inventory report indicates widespread herd expansion still isn’t happening. As of July 1, all cattle and calves in the U.S. are 1 percent below the same period in 2023, but have increased since the start of 2025. The number of heifers weighing 500 pounds and heavier is 2 percent below […]
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A Minnesota specialty crop producer is urging Congress to reauthorize USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. Dan Zimmerli, a vegetable grower
The president of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board says it’s important to maintain strong trading relationships as U.S. beef prices continue to
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Exports of U.S. beef continue to run below year-ago levels. Josh Maples, an ag economist with Mississippi State University, says one
The USDA has raised its expectations for 2025 corn and soybean production. The corn crop estimate is slightly more than in
An ag economist says margins are expected to tighten even more heading into 2026 and farmers should keep a close eye
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A climatologist says a heat wave is occurring in the Midwest as farmers begin harvest. Justin Glisan with the Iowa Department
Across the Corn Belt, sudden warmth favors summer crop maturation and early-season harvest efforts. On September 7, Missouri led the Midwest
