On this day in agriculture history | Friday, March 26, 2021

1 year ago

Wholesale beef prices jumped to record levels, as shoppers stockpiled meat in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. But the run on beef didn't help cattle ranchers. Lawmakers from both parties called on the USDA to take more immediate action and for the Department of Justice to open an antitrust investigation of its own.

• READ MORE: Meat prices spike, cattle prices fall, and ranchers and lawmakers see market manipulation

2 years ago

Residents of Hamburg, Iowa, started the work of cleaning up flood damage after the Missouri River made its way farther into the small town than ever before.

• READ MORE: Hamburg, Iowa, looks for a way forward after floods

8 years ago

Exceptional drought covered parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas according to the March 26, 2013 U.S. Drought Monitor.