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.

One lawmaker says the debate over nationwide, year-round sales of E15 fuel blends has gone on longer than she ever anticipated.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

Over 9,000 beef producers and industry leaders gathered in Nashville for the cattle industry's annual convention last week.

USDA projects net farm income, adjusted for inflation, will fall by $4.1 billion in 2026 to $153.6 billion.

Ambassador Jamieson Greer Thursday joined Argentina’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship Pablo Quirno in signing the United States–Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment (ARTI).

The northward advancement of New World screwworm continues to have Texas producers on edge.

The shortage of a skilled and reliable workforce is the single greatest threat to agriculture. That was the message American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall delivered to leaders of Congress Thursday, describing the challenges facing more than 5 million Farm Bureau members across the country.

The soybean markets moved higher after President Trump posted on social media China might more buy more ag products, including 20 million tons of soybeans in the current marketing year.

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee's oversight subcommittee launched an investigation into what three federal lawmakers say is the National Future Farmers of America Organization's alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party through a partnership with Chinese-owned Syngenta Group.

Exports of U.S. pork remained relatively strong in November but were below the large total reported in November 2024, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Sunday’s big game will be the main focus for millions of America’s families, but what they eat during the game will be a close second. The NFL championship represents the second-highest day of food consumption, behind only Thanksgiving.

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued its proposed guidance on the 45Z tax credit and biofuel supporters say it’s a good step forward.

A bipartisan group of former leaders of America's major agricultural commodity associations and biofuels organizations, farmer leaders, and former senior USDA officials sent congressional ag leaders a letter on Tuesday warning about the deteriorating state of the farm economy, stating there is a risk of "widespread collapse of American agriculture."

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) Tuesday applauded Congress for passing the fiscal year funding package that includes an extension of the authorization for the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) through Sept. 30, 2026, providing critical continuity for the federal grain inspection and weighing system.

Farmer sentiment weakened sharply in January as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index dropped from 136 in December 2025 to 113 in January 2026 (see Figure 1).

The U.S. EPA announced new guidance Monday that aims to protect farmers’ right to repair their own equipment.

It's early in the game for thinking about crop insurance policy options for 2026 spring crops, but March 16 will be coming fast once price protection levels are set throughout February.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today announced its 2026 policy priorities following approval by the organization’s Executive Committee at CattleCon 2026. NCBA’s focus centers on policies that directly impact producer profitability, including reducing regulatory costs, defending free markets, expanding trade opportunities, and maintaining strong beef demand.

The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and Consortium for Common Food Names welcomed the United States’ signing of reciprocal trade agreements with El Salvador and Guatemala this week, underscoring the importance of reinforcing long-standing market access gains for U.S. dairy exporters and preventing the emergence of new trade barriers.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has shifted sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly release to include into Texas to help efforts to stop the northern spread of the pest.

The Renewable Fuels Association thanked President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, for securing a reciprocal trade agreement with Guatemala that contains a requirement for 10 percent ethanol blends for on-road gasoline (E10), and a purchase commitment for at least 50 million gallons of American-made ethanol annually. The agreement also includes zero tariffs for U.S. agricultural products.

An ag economist says there’s still no signs of expansion in the cattle herd.

The Agriculture Department has temporarily taken over management of the Food for Peace program, which drives demand for U.S. commodities used as international food aid. We spoke with Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran about the program’s history and ties to Kansas, USDA’s commitment to distribute more than 200,000 tons of food aid by March, and his confidence that legislation could pass to permanently house the program at USDA.