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Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Cattle complex tiptoes into new week
If last week's trade wasn't a prime example of the cattle market's overarching theme heading into 2026 -- I truly cannot think of a better example off the top of my head.

Source: Brownfield
Ernst says decade-long E15 debate must be settled by Congress
One lawmaker says the debate over nationwide, year-round sales of E15 fuel blends has gone on longer than she ever anticipated.

Source: NCGA
Agriculture groups join forces to call for USMCA renewal
Forty farm and agricultural groups, and growing, recently launched the Agricultural Coalition for the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, underscoring the accord’s vital role as an economic engine for the U.S. farm economy and calling for its renewal with targeted improvements.

Source: University of Illinois
US grain storage capacity growth has stopped
Grain storage infrastructure including bins, elevators, bunkers, and sheds, allows farmers, grain merchants, and others to take advantage of price differences across time, storing grain when it is relatively cheap and bringing it to market when it is more valuable. Storage also facilitates grain aggregation and movement to end-users.

Source: Brownfield
Secretary Kennedy says the U.S. needs more beef as administration urges herd expansion
The Secretary of Health and Human Services says the U.S. needs more beef. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. told attendees of the 2026 Cattle Industry Convention, “We’re begging you to increase the size of the herds.”

Source: EPA
EPA implements strongest protections in agency history for over-the-top dicamba use on cotton and soybeans for next two growing seasons
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday established the strongest protections in agency history for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba application on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
USDA turns attention to South America with harvest underway
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, USDA will be back with another edition of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. While the February report can tend to be a quiet event following the January data drop, having actual field level data to lean against leads to a more confident look into South American production, which will likely be the feature of the report this week.

Source: Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: New World screwworm, cattle futures from CattleCon
Over 9,000 beef producers and industry leaders gathered in Nashville for the cattle industry's annual convention last week.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
USDA projects lower 2026 farm income, but slashes 2025 numbers
USDA projects net farm income, adjusted for inflation, will fall by $4.1 billion in 2026 to $153.6 billion.

















