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