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Trump administration announces $1.34B investment in domestic fertilizer production

Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced eight fertilizer manufacturing projects that will receive f...

12h ago

U.S. Export Sales Report (10-22-26)

A mixed export sales report continued the recent trends we have seen for corn and soybean demand. Allendale commodity broker Teddy Tarvis said the cor...

13h ago

At this time of year, you are hard pressed to visit a retail store that doesn't have pumpkins available for purchase. Pumpkin patches have also become...

15h ago

Diesel aid could drive farm payments to record levels

USDA's new Harvest Fuel Relief Program could push government payments to farmers to a record $55.4 billion in 2026. According to Progressive Farmer, t...

17h ago