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Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Dec. 1 Cattle on Feed Report Expected to Look Similar to Previous Months' Reports
Regardless of what the data in Friday's Dec. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report shows, it's likely the market won't pay the report much attention, as it will be quickly forgotten in the hustle and bustle of Christmas.
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Source: Brownfied
Year-end soybean exports under watch despite seasonal slowdown
An extension ag economist is watching soybean export business to close out what should be a quiet end to 2025.

Source: AFBF
WOTUS and the American Farmer: Understanding the Regulatory Reach
Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the term WOTUS serves as the threshold that determines which water bodies fall under federal jurisdiction. Unfortunately, the statute offers little clarity on where that jurisdictional line should be drawn.

Source: farmdoc daily
Crop Machinery Investment
This article examines crop machinery investment and net annual investment per acre by crop farm size.

Source: University of Illinois ACES
Global measures consistently underestimate food insecurity; one in five who suffer from hunger may go uncounted
International humanitarian aid organizations rely on analyses from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system, a global partnership that monitors and classifies the severity of food insecurity to help target assistance where and when it is most needed. Those analyses are multifaceted and complex – often taking place in regions where data is scarce and conditions are deteriorating – and stakeholders tend to assume they overestimate need. However, a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators, published in Nature Food, finds the opposite is the case: global food insecurity analyses systematically underestimate hunger.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Hula Bins 572.2589 BPA Winning Entry in 2025 NCGA Corn Yield Contest
David Hula's corn yield contest winning streak continues. The Charles City, Virginia, farmer produced 572.2589 bushels per acre (bpa) to top the 2025 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Yield Contest.
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Source: ASA
ASA Calls for Enforcement, Not New Tariffs, in USTR China Hearing
American Soybean Association leader and North Dakota soybean farmer Josh Gackle testified before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) during a public hearing to review China’s follow-through on commitments made as part of the 2020 U.S.–China Phase One Agreement.

Source: Brownfield
U.S. ethanol production notches another all-time high
U.S. ethanol production has reached record levels for the fourth time this year.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Cattle Complex Could Grow Stagnant Until After the New Year
The time between Christmas until after the New Year holiday really is a peculiar time for the markets.
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