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Find the latest ag news, including updates on farm policy, business, machinery, and technology. This section also covers crop news for corn, soybeans, and wheat as well as livestock updates on cattle, hogs, and poultry.
Grain markets turn lower after a higher start | Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Profit downturn continues for global ag traders
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Iowa ethanol company sues marketing partner for $7 million
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Biden announces $2 billion in USDA discrimination payments
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Multiyear run of low corn and soybean prices looms
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3 Big Things Today, August 2, 2024
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Learning from adversity: Farmer insights from a challenging season
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How will Ohio’s corn fare amidst increasingly dry conditions?
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3 Big Things Today, August 1, 2024
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Michigan wheat harvest on rapid pace with touch of dry weather
Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack
Federal government pays $2 billion for farmer discrimination
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U.S. Senate Energy panel approves bipartisan bill streamlining energy permitting
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Increasing pessimism about 2024 and 2025 corn and soybean returns
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Worried about bird flu mutation, feds seek livestock worker vaccinations
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3 Big Things Today, July 31, 2024
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U.S. wheat yields up significantly over 2023
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All 18 top-producing states report corn dough
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3 Big Things Today, July 30, 2024
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USDA proposes limits on salmonella bacteria in raw poultry products
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Project would accelerate development of bird flu vaccine for humans
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Spring wheat condition takes a dive as harvest progress begins
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15 minutes with attorney Brook Duer
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Western wildfires threaten farmers, ranchers
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U.S. appellate court overturns EPA denial of RFS exemptions
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Two of every three U.S. dairy farms vanished in a generation, but milk production rose by a third
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3 Big Things Today, July 29, 2024
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In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
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How big is the U.S. cattle herd?
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3 Big Things Today, July 26, 2024
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Iowa DNR: Ethanol plant pollution likely harmed public health for years near Shell Rock
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Already low, food inflation to slow in 2025, says USDA
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Bird flu spreads among Colorado farmworkers, with nine infected in two weeks
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House Ag chairman blasts ‘one-sided’ farm bill coalition and ‘meddling Senate Democrat’
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Colorado requires dairy products to be regularly tested for bird flu amid outbreak
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Ag-FDA funding bill pulled from House floor vote
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3 Big Things Today, July 25, 2024
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Central Tennessee drying up as crop conditions worsen
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Corn conditions in this state improved for the first time since early June
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Massachusetts animal welfare law is legal, says federal judge
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3 Big Things Today, July 24, 2024
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Syngenta seeks EPA approval for dicamba product
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More northeastern Colorado poultry workers infected with bird flu
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3 Big Things Today, July 23, 2024
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Corn crop condition down week-over-week
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Winter wheat harvest underway in South Dakota
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Agricultural guest worker debate lurks amid GOP plans for mass deportations
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Trump vows to ‘end the electric vehicle mandate’ in GOP acceptance speech
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Iowa farm field drainage failure leads to creek contamination, dead fish
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Seventh poultry worker in Colorado with bird flu
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Grasshopper nymphs thrive in western Kansas after wet, hot weather
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3 Big Things Today, July 22, 2024
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Climate experts: All dryness has left Iowa
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Restrict clean fuel credits to U.S. feedstocks, farm groups say
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Analyst: Farm bill prospects nearly nonexistent this year
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3 Big Things Today, July 19, 2024
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Lower commodity prices darken farm income outlook, says Federal Reserve
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Domestic SAF production capacity could increase by 1400% in 2024
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3 Big Things Today, July 18, 2024
Short drought-stricken corn in a dry North Carolina field
91% of North Carolina corn is in fair condition, or worse
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Minnesota seeks stability after getting drenched in June
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Broad array of groups object to Summit pipeline permit in Iowa
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3 Big Things Today, July 17, 2024
Egg laying hens at free range farm
Heat was likely a factor in 5 human bird flu infections in Colorado
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ISU research identifies possible point of entry for avian flu in cattle