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“I’ve had conversations with lawmakers on the hill, counterparts in the white house and across the cabinet. We are putting together options from A to Z, so when the President decides it’s time, we can step in,” she says.
New survey gives a pulse of the current farm economy, deteriorating conditions, and what it could mean in the coming months.
As farmers think about 2026 cropping plans, step one is to book fall fertilizer. However, those plans are leading to challenging discussions about profitability and what can be applied as a bare minimum.
Sec. Rollins pointed to inflation, high yields and the stalled talks with China as reasons for a year of projected losses for farmers.
Market analysts says the September WASDE did not fully account for the disease pressure and dry finish in the East in both the corn and soybean crop.
Steve Censky, chief executive officer of the American Soybean Association, says unless China buys soybeans soon, they may be looking at aid similar to the Market Facilitation Program used back in 2018-19 during the last trade war.
Even with talk of shrinking soybean yields due to the dry weather pattern that shut out rain for much of the Midwest and Mid-South in August, one fact remains: China still isn’t buying U.S. soybeans.
NPPC joins other stakeholders to work with EPA to stifle burdensome wastewater decision.
Over the past decade, the number of mixed animal and food animal veterinarians has decreased by 15%. USDA’s plan encompasses five actions to support veterinarians and protect livestock across rural communities.
The onset of drought and disease are causing growing concerns about the size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops this year. Analysts caution while the crops may be going backward in terms of yield, it’s possible USDA actually raises its yield estimates in the September report.