Podcasts
•••
Videos
•••
News
Source: NCGA
Ag groups call for end to fertilizer duties
Over 50 state ag groups and eight national organizations sent a letter to the International Trade Commission this week urging the agency to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morrocco.

Source: Brownfield
Economists worry interest rates could climb due to Middle East conflict
The conflict in the Middle East is likely to impact ag lending.

Source: USDA ERS
Whole milk share rises amid long-term decline in total fluid milk sales
Total fluid milk sales have declined over the past 15 years, falling from a peak at about 55,433 million pounds in 2009 to 43,179 million pounds in 2024, according to data from USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS).

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Kentucky farmer aims to plant 90% of his corn, soybeans autonomously this spring
Quint Pottinger is planting 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans crops this spring not from the perch of his tractor driver's seat, but autonomously, armed with an iPad linked remotely to his 6130E John Deere tractor and Deere 1745 lift-and-twist planter.

Source: Brownfield
USDA planting survey response rate low, raising concerns about farmer trust
The farmer response rate for USDA’s Prospective Plantings survey was the lowest it’s ever been for the March survey.

Source: Representative Michelle Fischbach
Reps. Fischbach, Budzinski introduce legislation to bolster American biobased manufacturing and support rural economies
Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act to strengthen the domestic supply chain and create new markets for American farmers by incentivizing the production of biobased chemicals and materials.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
USDA halts REAP grant applications as rising energy costs squeeze farmers
As rural energy costs continue to climb, USDA has halted grant applications for the Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP) while the department rewrites program rules to comply with an executive order by President Trump last year aimed at cutting subsidies for renewable energy projects.

Source: Gevo, Inc.
Gevo announces it is developing plans for major ethanol expansion at Richardton, North Dakota facility
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leader in sustainable fuels and carbon management, on Monday announced that it is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Gevo North Dakota facility (“GND”) in Richardton, North Dakota by adding a second ethanol production facility with targeted production capacity of up to 75 million gallons per year (“MGPY”) of low-carbon ethanol.

Source: Brownfield
USDA sees higher soybean acreage in 2026, lower corn, wheat
The USDA is projecting a year-to-year increase in domestic soybean acres and a cut for corn.


















.webp)




































































