Agriculture
Trending Stories: Livestock
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.
USDA is targeting paperwork and costs that can make it difficult for small processors to expand.
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
John Deere showcases hands-free baling technology at Farm Progress Show, designed to reduce operator activity, fatigue, and unnecessary movement.
New technology is designed to help combine operators improve efficiency and grain quality.
GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan says diesel prices could moderate as Midwest refinery production returns to normal, but regional supply remains a concern.
Trending Stories: Sustainability
The federal government is closer to a “Waters of the United States” definition that is narrower, more predictable, and more consistent with the Constitution—but farmers should not mistake this for the end of the WOTUS saga.
The Colorado River debate has moved well beyond environmental policy. It is now an agricultural economic issue.
More than 250 people are taking part in the 53rd annual tour across Montana’s Hi-Line.
