The nation’s corn and soybean crops continue to mature at a record pace, according to this week’s USDA Crop Progress report. For the week ending July 15, the agency reported 63% of the nation’s corn crop was silking. That’s nearly…
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The nation’s corn and soybean crops continue to mature at a record pace, according to this week’s USDA Crop Progress Report. In the report, USDA officials noted 37% of the corn is silking, 47% of the soybeans are blooming and…
U.S. beef exports set a new value record in May while also increasing significantly year-over-year in volume, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). May pork exports were lower than a year…
In a detailed letter to the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB), critics claim the platform presented for review earlier this year fails to “address key structural issues related to sustainability and the most damaging impacts of the cow-calf and…
In their Monday Crop Progress report, USDA outlined both crop conditions and crop progress for this week. According to the agency, 40% of the corn in Illinois is silking compared to the five-year-average of 11%. In Missouri, 48% of the…
The Senate passed bipartisan farm legislation that sets up a clash with the House and President Donald Trump over imposing broad new work requirements for food stamp recipients. The Senate bill, passed 86-11 Thursday afternoon, would renew subsidies for farmers…
Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Monday charged JBS SA former Chairman Joesley Batista, and two others with corruption. The charges were filed against Batista, Francisco Assis a former JBS executive, and Marcello Miller, a former federal prosecutor, before a federal…
Anthrax has been confirmed in the death of a dozen cattle in South Dakota. Eight cows died suddenly last week in a herd of 87 in Clark County, and four adult cattle died in a herd in Bon Homme County.…
In their Monday Crop Conditions report, USDA noted corn and soybean crops across the country still look like they could produce above trend-line yields. The agency rated 77% of the corn crop good to excellent and 73% of the soybean…