A Minnesota specialty crop producer is urging Congress to reauthorize USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. Dan Zimmerli, a vegetable grower from Waseca County, says the previous administration launched the program through the Commodity Credit Corporation in late 2022. “Which provided money for schools and daycares and so on to purchase food from farms like […]
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U.S. turkey hatchery numbers during August were up on the month, but down on the year. The numbers generally fall in
The USDA’s 2025 red meat production numbers were down from August, while poultry guesses were up. Beef is estimated at 25.826
The USDA has hiked its 2025 sorghum production guess. The crop is now estimated at 402.235 million bushels, 10.74 million more
An Iowa farmer says being diversified is helping during the downturn in the ag economy. Logan Lyon farms in the southeast
The USDA’s cotton and rice production guesses are up on the month, while remaining below a year ago. Upland cotton was
The president of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board says it’s important to maintain strong trading relationships as U.S. beef prices continue to
As many as 1200 head of Midwestern cattle per day can be processed by the nation’s newest meat packing facility. David
Exports of U.S. beef continue to run below year-ago levels. Josh Maples, an ag economist with Mississippi State University, says one
