AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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EPA denies 36 small refinery biofuels waivers
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is accusing Russia of using hunger as a weapon. He claims Russian forces are deliberately targeting the country’s essential food supplies.
Argentine farmers might plant as many as 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) of sunflowers for the 2022-23 growing season, Bloomberg reported.
Limited supplies and higher prices for commercial fertilizers have increased demand for manure.
February import records show the U.S. did not take in any ethanol for the month, compared with 10.5 million gallons in January.
USDA released the first crop progress report of the season, and it showed cotton planting is running slightly behind with 4% of the U.S cotton crop currently planted. One meteorologist says drought may be a factor.
Beef exports stay strong, pork exports slump
The House passed the Securing a Strong Retirement Act (SECURE 2) last week. It increases the required minimum distribution age to 75 beginning in 2023. We review the key details.
One of the biggest ag supply chain stories this spring has been pesticides. While my experience is these situations are usually overblown early, the situation could alter the way farmers do business in the years ahead.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack provided more details regarding the general CRP signup that ended March 11. He said only 1.8 million of the 4 million acres in expiring contracts will be re-enrolled in the program.