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On behalf of several Texas farmers, the Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Mountain States Legal Foundation filed a preliminary injunction regarding disaster payments asking a federal court to stop the Biden Administration’s USDA from funneling disaster and COVID-19 relief funds to certain farmers based on race and gender. Precision Risk Management says the plaintiffs are […]

The USDA’s April Wheat Outlook shows global wheat ending stocks for 2023-2024 are projected down this month by 0.6 million metric tons to 258.3 million metric tons. The agency says that’s the lowest level in eight years. The biggest factor in this month’s decline is India’s wheat stocks, which are forecast down 2.1 million metric […]

2023 was a rough year for U.S. pork producers. During a recent press conference, National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys had more optimism for the rest of 2024. “I think there’s some opportunity for optimism as we look at 2024, and part of that is an increase in domestic consumption. The other part of […]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a dairy herd in North Carolina last week. This is today’s topic, I’m Mike Davis. It’s also been found in six other states, but officials are stressing that the milk supply is safe. North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler said there’s a twofold precaution. “Number one for the […]

The United Soybean Board recently traveled on a “See for Yourself” mission to Colombia and Panama. The mission allowed farmers to see how soy checkoff investments impact other parts of the world and provide a return on investment. Philip Good, a Mississippi farmer, says it was very educational. “I had the opportunity to lead a […]

After years of crop costs ratcheting up along with fertilizer prices, the cost of corn and soybeans have dropped compared to last year and farmers are looking at ways to cut back to turn a profit. That shouldn’t be through reducing nitrogen, though, according to Chad Hart, a farm economist with Iowa State University. Farmers […]

Scammers are constantly evolving to find new ways to take your money, and new scams are emerging that you should watch out for. AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl says it doesn’t matter if you live in rural or urban America, scammers are finding new ways to target you. “Scammers don’t care where you are […]

Exports of U.S. pork continued their robust growth in the first two months of 2024, according to recently released data by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce. Exports increased ten percent in volume, to 502,585 metric tons, and ten percent in value, to $1.37 billion, over the same period last year. As it was […]

South American corn production numbers will be lower than expected, especially in Argentina. Dr. Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisors, Inc., says Argentina’s corn crop is suffering from unexpected pest pressure. “USDA left their soybean estimate unchanged at 50 (million tons). But they did lower their corn by one million 55. The big news in […]