Thursday, December 5, 2024 10:33AM CST
The report comes as an Iowa landowner is suing USDA over conservation compliance protections in the 1985 farm bill. Several groups, including the Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farmers Union, Dakota Rural Action and Food & Water Watch have intervened in the lawsuit.
Thursday, December 5, 2024 7:08AM CST
An injunction issued Tuesday in the U.S District Court of Eastern Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Treasury Department from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficial Ownership Information clause. The American Farm Bureau Federation had estimated more than 230,000 farm operations were affected by the BOI provisions.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 3:52PM CST
Scott Irwin, an agricultural economist with the University of Illinois, said the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit could face elimination by the incoming Trump administration, making sustainable aviation fuel not economical.
Just as renewed contract talks began between International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance, they quickly ended as automation once again became a stic...
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After having support since mid-August at the $10.12 to $10.15 area, new-crop November 2025 soybean futures last week broke down slightly below that support area and may just have b...
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Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., on Tuesday met with Brooke Rollins, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head USDA. Boozman also is pressing fellow senators to provide farmers with...
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The Economic Research Service's third reading of net farm incomes is lower than 2023, but the decline is softer than initially forecast due to better-than-expected production expen...
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A taste of true winter temperatures has settled in during the last week. Arctic air has been forced into areas east of the Rockies and that continues all this week, too. However, w...
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Nebraska Ethanol Board Vice Chairman Scott McPheeters addressed a group of agriculture journalists last week during an Agricultural Communicators Network workshop in Omaha.
Matt Plitt, president and CEO of Valent U.S.A., gave DTN/Progressive Farmer an update on the latest happenings at the company headquartered in San Ramon, California.
The market resistance at $260 is substantial, but so is the cattle market's rally and power right now. If all the stars continue to align, the resistance at $260 isn't unbearable.
The dollar is strong and many investors and economists think it's likely to get stronger. That's a problem for foreigners, not to mention U.S. ag exporters.
The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a minor-level geomagnetic storm watch for this weekend. A storm of this intensity will have little to no impact on farming guidance s...
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Soybean oil export commitments in the first eight weeks of the marketing year now total 146% of the annual projection. Something clearly needs to change.
A weekend at the All American Quarter Horse Congress filled with exciting classes, shopping, delicious food and a strong sense of community that makes the event truly special.
March corn is steady, January soybeans are up 4 1/2 cents, March KC wheat is up 4 3/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is up 4 1/2 cents and March Minneapolis wheat is up 6 1/2 cents.
Lower prices dominated the day on Wednesday as traders had little to hang their hats on. No cattle were traded in the cash market and boxed beef provided little direction. Hogs fell back with volatility increasing, possibly suggesting trader uneasiness at these prices.
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