Right from the day's get-go, the cattle complex trembled, panicked and ultimately let fear and other emotions be the driving force that sent both the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts to close below their 100-day moving averages Monday afternoon.

The United States and China have reached a preliminary trade agreement framework and soybean prices have moved higher to start the week.

The farm machinery market continues to face substantial headwinds as waning demand and deteriorating credit quality signal ongoing stress across the sector.

As farmers continue to navigate a period of tight margins and volatile global markets, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) is urging policymakers to focus on practical solutions that strengthen U.S. agriculture, expand markets for producers, and ensure farmers have access to fertilizer exactly when and where it is needed.

Soybean farmers were among those on Sunday praising a trade framework announced by U.S. and Chinese leaders that could end China's freeze on buying U.S. agricultural products.

The Meat Institute today released the following statement regarding the White House’s announcement of trade deals with Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Some members of the Senate and House Ag Committees say the skinny farm is losing momentum.

USDA recently signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to protect farmers from high and volatile input costs.

The Trump administration’s plan to lower beef prices and expand the cattle industry has drawn mixed reactions.

Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America wrote U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, asking him to close a loophole in the administration’s Reciprocal Tariff regime.

Politico’s Grace Yarrow reported that “millions of low-income Americans will lose access to food aid on Nov. 1, when half of states plan to cut off benefits due to the government shutdown.

With the federal government still shut down, it's unknown whether USDA will release the monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday as was originally scheduled.

The Trump administration announced a plan on Wednesday to save cattle producers, while President Donald Trump sparred with cattle producers over his apparent willingness to buy more beef from Argentina.

The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says President Trump’s plan to import more beef from Argentina undercuts America’s farmers and ranchers.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced a suite of actions to strengthen the American beef industry, reinforcing and prioritizing the American rancher’s critical role in the national security of the United States.

The United States is on track to export a record amount of fuel ethanol for the second year in a row in 2025, driven by growing international demand.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA’s Farm Service Agency will resume core operations on Thursday, including farm loan processing, farm program payments and other programs.

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led committee passage of H.R. 4550, the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025, as amended.

We all knew that with this much upside seen in the cattle complex, volatility was going to be an issue. But even so, it never becomes an easier devil to wrestle with.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of the New World Screwworm (NWS) Response Playbook

So far this season, yield trial results from the Farmers' Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) network seem to support anecdotal harvest reports that overall corn yields are lower than USDA estimates released last month.

Soybean prices began the week higher on prospects of U.S. and China trade negotiations progressing.

Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) and their provincial counterparts from Canada and states from Mexico issued a joint communiqué underscoring the role of states and provinces in protecting food security and improving the competitiveness of North American trade during the 34th annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord.

Online grocery shopping rocketed in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing recommendations made getting groceries delivered an attractive alternative to going to the store.

The Trump administration says it is considering purchasing beef from Argentina to help lower retail prices in the U.S.

Recent comments from the White House—promising action to address beef costs in response to consumer concerns—risk obscuring the real story: America’s ranchers have weathered years of rising input costs, drought, and market shifts with unwavering resilience. Today’s beef prices are a direct reflection of these challenges.

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It’s been a year of shakeup for international assistance after the abrupt closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development.