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The initial hearing in the process to write a new farm bill took place Wednesday, with the House Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee examining current conservation programs.

There comes a time when we‘re almost caught up with the most pressing chores. Then we find ourselves in our shop wondering, “What should I do next?” Here is my list.

Corn futures settled near a two-week low on profit-taking and technical selling in the wake of the early-week rally to nine-month highs.

More than 70% of the country is still covered in drought. And while the latest winter storm was packed with needed moisture for some areas, it didn’t blanket every area needing moisture to restore depleted soils.

Growing certainty in Washington that Russia will order some kind of military strike

USDA’s cattle inventory report confirmed contraction is taking place in the U.S. As economists weigh in on what the latest numbers may mean, one veteran economist thinks cattle prices could remain strong through Q4.

No matter where you travel across the country right now, farmers share similar concerns. The latest Ag Economy Barometer fell to its lowest reading since July 2020 as the input situation weighs outlooks.

Dept. of Commerce issued a preliminary determination this week showing urea nitrate from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago is being sold into the U.S. at less than fair value. The ruling could open the door for tariffs.

By any measure, natural disasters have increased in both frequency and severity around the world over the last several decades, in ways clearly linked to the advancing impacts of climate change.

While it still pops up in conversation, the “supply chain” has become our go-to explanation for things that are not our fault — and some that are.