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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further increases. In an overt shift, the central bank no longer says it “anticipates” further rates will be needed.

Farmers in the Southern Plains are finally starting to see much-needed moisture hit their fields. It may be too late for winter wheat, but it’s a hopeful sign for those needing the rain to even plant summer crops.

Wheat reverses as a drone strike on the Kremlin puts the Black Sea grain deal in question, pulling corn & beans off the lows. Cattle down ahead of Fed decision w/lower cash. Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing.

Risk off selling again in cattle, corn & soybeans ahead of the FOMC announcement and with support breached. Wheat bounces on a Russian war headline. Short covering in hogs. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company.

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This blog summarizes the 60-plus year history of the European’s Common Agricultural Policy, from its launch as a system set up to protect producers in six European countries to today’s 27-member EU exporting behemoth.

Two recent studies confirm the notion that greater use of conserving practices such as no-till and cover cropping can reduce the incidence of prevented planting under the federal crop insurance program.

This blog describes advances in agricultural biotechnology in recent decades, and how gene editing techniques can be used to help farmers adjust to climate change.