Haley Bickelhaupt

AgWeb

House Ag Committee Chairman says farm bill pesticide provisions could cause concern in the Senate

After passing the House 224-200, the farm bill is headed to the Senate, where SNAP funding could be another problematic topic.

May 08, 2026 01:50 PM

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Haley Bickelhaupt

News

From Football to Farming, 2026 is a Season of Ups and Downs

Former NFL player Cody White applies his athletic experience on the field to rising input costs and market volatility in DeWitt County, Illinois.

April 28, 2026 09:30 PM

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Haley Bickelhaupt

AgWeb

Hawaii Farmers Face $31M in Damages After Devastating Kona Low Flooding

In total, an estimated 2 trillion gallons of water were dumped on the state’s countryside, leading Hawaii’s governor to label the event the most severe flooding since 2004.

April 24, 2026 08:10 PM

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Haley Bickelhaupt

AgWeb

Illinois Farmers Sidelined by Rain and Storms, as Southern Farmers Plant at Record Rates

The nation’s corn crop is currently 11% planted, sitting 2 points ahead of the five-year average. Although many Illinois farmers are waiting to plant because of wet conditions, much of the latest national crop progress comes from Illinois and Indiana.

April 22, 2026 08:26 AM

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Clinton Griffiths

AgWeb

Optimism Reigns at Joplin Stockyards as Cattle Prices Hit Historic Highs

On the consumer side, demand for beef continues to grow and is reaching record levels. Nebraska Farm Bureau reports an index created by the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) to gauge beef demand reached 138 last year, the highest on record and a 10-point jump from 2024.

April 14, 2026 09:09 AM

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Haley Bickelhaupt

AgWeb

Winter Wheat Conditions Plunge as Drought Grips the Southern Plains

In Texas, for example, more than half of the winter wheat is rated poor to very poor. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says the state recently endured its fourth-driest stretch from September to February in the last 131 years.

April 07, 2026 04:57 PM

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Haley Bickelhaupt

AgWeb

How One Kansas Family is Cultivating a New Legacy by Diversifying their Farm

By diversifying into specialty crops and direct-to-consumer sales, the Thomas family is connecting the next generation to the soil and their community.

April 07, 2026 09:30 AM

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Haley Bickelhaupt

AgWeb

The North Carolina Farm Family Behind the White House Easter Egg Roll

Approximately 40,000 hard-boiled, dyed eggs travel nearly 500 miles to the annual event on the White House Lawn. The planning and egg production starts at a farm in Nashville, North Carolina.

April 06, 2026 10:20 AM

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Haley Bickelhaupt