11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (318+ words) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmers were optimistic about the agricultural economy in August, according to the latest Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey. For the first time since June 2025, respondents expect their operation to be better off financially rather than…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (712+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — A Federal Reserve survey found agriculture conditions across the Corn Belt improved slightly, but generally remained strained. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, published Sept. 2, is intended to characterize the change in economic conditions since the previous report was issued…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (553+ words) WASHINGTON — The general reaction to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s small refinery exemptions was both concern about the number granted, while also endorsing a plan to reallocate renewable fuel volumes. The EPA granted 29 full and partial SREs from last year’s…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (366+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CattleCon 2027 is returning Feb. 2-4 to the Music City Center in Middle Tennessee, with business meetings beginning Feb. 1. Attendee registration and housing are now open for the biggest cattle industry event of the year. As the cattle industry continues…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (232+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Legan, owner of Legan Livestock and Grain, received the AgriVision Award at the Indiana State Fair. The award is the state’s highest agricultural honor to individuals who have made significant contributions to the agriculture industry and their communities....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (604+ words) Ottawa released a list of more than 700 targets. Starting on Sept. 8, Canada’s government says it will impose steeper import taxes on goods ranging from fish and cheese to smartphones and steel imported from the United States. Canada said it was…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (810+ words) Over the past three years, the quantity of beef produced from domestic cattle decreased year over year while domestic beef consumption increased year over year. This is Exhibit 1, demonstrating severe market failure in the downstream beef side of the supply…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (597+ words) There are times when it seems like agriculture just can’t catch a break. This is one of those times. Parts of the Corn Belt have been too wet, with some acreage destroyed by flooding, while other areas are dealing with…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1033+ words) Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rope over an avocado tree about 20 feet high and climbed up. Fifteen minutes later, he had filled a box with avocados bound for the United States....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (907+ words) SHIRLEY, Ill. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy stressed the need for more certainty from Capitol Hill for farmers. Tracy gave his case for being elected as the next senator from the Prairie State at the recent Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable....