Not a lot of changes to the USDA’s national crop condition ratings over the past week.

When retail prices for any consumer product reach record high levels, the corresponding drop in demand usually materializes in short order. Beef appears to be among the few exceptions to that rule, having defied common expectations surrounding price elasticity.

University of Missouri Extension, SCN Diagnostics and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council are again offering free testing for soybean cyst nematode (SCN), the No. 1 pathogen of soybean in the United States.

The USDA says 1.598 million cattle were placed into U.S. feedlots during July 2025.

The Trump administration granted full small-refinery exemptions on 63 petitions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, while granting partial exemptions on 77 petitions and denying 28 petitions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday.

China has not made any U.S. soybean purchases from this fall's crop, which has growers concerned about the relationship with the largest U.S. soybean purchaser ahead of harvest. We asked Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, about the trade landscape and what he's watching for in USDA’s quarterly ag trade outlook due this week.

Currently, soybean gall midge is known to occur in 185 counties across seven states in the Midwest. Eight new counties have been confirmed in 2025, with five of those being in Iowa.

The United States and the European Union are pleased to announce that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade (“Framework Agreement”).

Friday's USDA Aug. 1 Cattle on Feed report could come out to be neutral. But, then again, it could turn out to be quite bullish if July placements are on the lower end of analysts' expectations.

The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says farmers might need more federal assistance to make it through 2026.

Corn growers are stepping up efforts to stay ahead of rising mycotoxin risks by expanding a proven research model that has delivered results for more than a decade.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the rapid implementation of significant enhancements to federal crop insurance programs following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 4, 2025.

It's been hot this summer, especially on the eastern and western ends of the U.S. Temperatures have routinely been above normal. But summer is almost over, and, according to the meteorological calendar, that will occur at the start of September.

The American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize soybeans in U.S.-China trade talks, warning that retaliatory tariffs are shutting American farmers out of their largest export market going into the 2025 soybean harvest.

A policy advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says agricultural credit conditions were weaker in the second quarter of 2025 than last year.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday issued a declaration that allows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World Screwworm (NWS). This declaration applies only to drugs for animals.

Milk line has a slightly different meaning for corn farmers and this year, hot temperatures appear to be pushing and shoving the crop toward a fast finish in many areas.

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Representative John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, announced USDA will no longer fund taxpayer dollars for solar panels on productive farmland or allow solar panels manufactured by foreign adversaries to be used in USDA projects.

A climatologist at the Midwestern Regional Climate Center says a new weather-related tool could help improve the bottom line for farmers and ranchers.

The USDA’s crop condition rating changes were mixed over the past week.

If you feel like you're frantically juggling glass balls while keeping track of where the market's currently trading, or forging through unknown territory of the wide-open, wild west -- you're not alone!

The president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) submitted comments Monday on the U.S. Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s unfair trading practices, specifically on ethanol.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is receiving reports of hemorrhagic disease (HD) in Missouri deer this summer and is asking the public to help determine the extent of the disease by reporting suspected cases.

The USDA has announced another major investment in the fight against New World screwworm.

The public is anxiously awaiting the release of the second Make America Healthy Again Commission report.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the latest Association of Equipment Manufacturers report showing tractor and combine sales remain down in July, AGCO opening a new parts and service distribution center in California and AGCO naming a new PTx president.

Many reports of caterpillars feeding at the tips of corn ears have prompted discussions about how to distinguish between common ear-feeding caterpillars.

Leaders of state farm organizations are concerned about a dismal financial outlook for many producers.