Agriculture
Wheat Quality Council scouts say the crop is meeting expectations, with dry conditions noted in some areas.
Trending Stories: Livestock
Growing energy and water demand from data centers could affect utility costs for poultry operations.
The Senate Farm Bill is expected to include several Grassley proposals as cattle groups press for additional reforms.
The grants are designed to expand processing capacity, strengthen rural supply chains and improve access for livestock producers.
Trending Stories: Crops
The White House is asking Congress for more than $11 billion in additional farm assistance, including new economic support for 2026 row and specialty crop producers and disaster aid tied to losses from the Southeast freeze.
National Farmers Union President Rob Larew and National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles discuss the Senate Farm Bill, farm safety-net priorities, supplemental aid, year-round E15, support for specialty crops, and federal agricultural policy.
USDA’s July WASDE report projects the smallest U.S. wheat crop since 1970, tighter corn stocks, stronger soybean exports, larger cotton supplies, and higher cattle prices.
Trending Stories: Machinery
The mobile bar, or “ComBar,” is built from a real combine harvester and celebrates the farmers behind beer made with U.S.-grown ingredients.
The West Ouachita High School student will take his small engine repair SAE to the National FFA Convention this fall.
The annual event brings together hundreds of tractors and enthusiasts from across the region.
Trending Stories: Sustainability
Vir-Clar Farms has focused on renewable energy for more than twenty years, consistently prioritizing cow care throughout its operations.
A proposed battery storage facility in Wheatland, Wisconsin, is raising questions about farmland, local control, and the state approval process.
Lewie Pugh with OOIDA states that the EPA’s updated diesel emissions proposal does not fully meet the needs of small-truck operators and agriculture-dependent businesses.
