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Lower disease pressure in Iowa this year

At this point of the growing season the picture starts to become clearer about what farmers are dealing with in their fields this year. Grant Harms is...

14h ago

Farmers spent $1.4B more on diesel during planting season

A new study by Joint Economic Committee Democrats found that farmers of key crops in the U.S. spent $1.4 billion more on diesel fuel during the 2025-2...

15h ago

USDA faces borrowing caps for farm programs

The Commodity Credit Corporation may soon fall short of funds, hindering farm safety net programs. While increases in the farm safety net through the ...

16h ago

U.S. Export Sales Report (7-30-26)

Both corn and soybean sales were strong this week, but those strong export sales were overshadowed by market pressure from the wars overseas as well a...

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