Infrastructure
Diesel near $6 per gallon raises harvest and transportation costs while adding another expense to already-tight farm margins. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition discusses rising diesel prices, transportation costs, and their impact on farmers.
Canada’s new $1 billion Agri-Food Finance Fund will provide loans, not grants, for domestic food manufacturing and value-added processing projects.
A new 4-H partnership with Tractor Supply and Starlink will bring free internet access to 100 rural communities across 10 states.
Microsoft points to changes aimed at supporting communities near data centers.
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney says talks between U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Canadian negotiators remain stalled, leaving producers and businesses watching closely for what comes next.
Railroads told the Surface Transportation Board’s National Grain Car Council they expect strong transportation demand but no major harvest-service problems.
Stronger mill use is providing a boost for extra-long-staple cotton demand, though overall volumes remain limited.
The decisions remove about 1.76 billion Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, from 2025 compliance obligations.
Washington should not try to manufacture a lower beef price. It should create the legal, tax, and economic environment that gives American ranchers a reason to produce more beef.