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Damage remains along the tornado’s 220-mile path nearly a year after the deadly tornado tore through Mayfield, Kentucky. Farmers and ag businesses are still working to restore their operations.

While so much has been done in the year since the tornado hit, Mayfield still has a long road of recovery ahead. The community continues to come together to aid a long-term recovery and create a Christmas comeback.

With some structures still standing but severely damaged, with just yards away other buildings barely touched, the calculus of destruction to this rural town was cruelly selective.

Mayfield’s largest employer, Pilgrim’s Pride continues to invest in its workforce and the community following the deadly December tornado in 2021 even donating more than $1 million to rebuild homes and infrastructure.

Even though USDA’s December report didn’t drastically change the supply and demand balance sheets across the U.S. or around the world, Joe Vaclavik does caution producers about one concern as farmers look ahead to 2023.

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) said in an online notice it is scrutinizing a draft Environmental Protection Agency policy change. . .

Grains close mixed after the WASDE with few changes except U.S. corn carryover. Argentina dryness was the big focus. Cattle higher, despite lower cash. Hogs down for the week. Garrett Toay AgTraderTalk.

What will the cash value of money today be worth down the road at 5%, 6% or 7%, especially if made with borrowed money?

Grains mixed after WASDE. The only change USDA made to U.S. ending stocks was in corn by lowering exports. Brian Splitt of AgMarket.Net has analysis.