Agriculture
Trending Stories: Livestock
Tight cattle supplies continue to put pressure on beef prices.
Analysts expect USDA’s September Cattle on Feed report to show fewer August placements and marketings than a year ago, even as the total feedlot inventory remains higher.
Cattle placements fell 9% in August, while New Mexico joined USDA’s meat inspection program, potentially expanding processing options for livestock producers.
Trending Stories: Crops
Growers say the guest worker program has become increasingly costly and complicated.
Growers expect good quality as weather-related losses reduce apple supplies in other states.
The proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger could reduce transportation handoffs, but ag shippers also worry about fewer choices and higher rates.
Trending Stories: Machinery
GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan says diesel prices could moderate as Midwest refinery production returns to normal, but regional supply remains a concern.
President Donald Trump says Russia will supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to global markets in a deal he expects to lower prices for farmers, ranchers, and truckers.
New systems are moving beyond data analysis to make real-time decisions directly on farm equipment.
Trending Stories: Sustainability
The following states rank in the top five for CRP payments for 2026: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Missouri.
The agency has already signed $860 million in conservation contracts this year.
More than 250 people are taking part in the 53rd annual tour across Montana’s Hi-Line.
