The USDA is reporting strong new crop corn and soybean export sales for the week ending August 15th.

Canadian officials ordered the lockout to end on the country's two major railways Thursday, but the main union involved late Thursday said workers will take down picket lines for Canadian National (CN) but the work stoppage will continue for the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).

Clean Fuels Alliance America expressed disappointment in the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) recently proposed amendments to its low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). If adopted, these changes would impose caps on credits for soy- and canola-based biodiesel and renewable diesel, without sufficient scientific evidence to support such limitations.

Eleven grants have been awarded through NIFA’s Rural Health and Safety Education Program (RHSE). Approximately $3.8 million was awarded to 11 Land-grant Universities to support rural health projects for individuals and families.

USMEF Chair Randy Spronk joined a team of representatives from the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) to meet with prospective buyers and study market opportunities for U.S. soybeans and red meat in Indonesia.

As the clock struck 12:01 EDT on Aug. 22, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National (CN) railways locked out union workers.

With the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Endangered Species Act Herbicide Strategy comes ongoing concerns for soy growers worried about feasibility of implementation and its impacts.

U.S. ethanol production shot higher last week.

Researchers have made a major discovery in the fight against soybean cyst nematode (SCN).

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual, trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG) on the sidelines of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week.

Jake Li, the deputy assistant administrator for pesticide programs at the U.S. EPA, says the final herbicide strategy gives growers more options on ways to minimize pesticide drift.

Missouri agricultural leaders, FFA and 4-H members, elected officials and partners came together at the Missouri State Fair to capstone the 2024 Drive to Feed Kids.

University of Missouri Extension specialists have confirmed the first case of corn stunt in Missouri. The disease, which is transmitted by an insect, was found in southwest Missouri.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, working with Iowa’s 100 Soil and Water Conservation Districts and farmers and landowners, again shattered a record for conservation and water quality practice adoption within Iowa during the last fiscal year. Secretary Naig made the announcement Monday during remarks at the annual Conservation Districts of Iowa conference in Ames.

The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings remained unchanged over the past week.

The long-anticipated development of La Nina in the equatorial Pacific Ocean may be underway, just in time to bring concern over weather prospects for the final weeks of U.S. corn and soybean crops.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). With these accepted acres, enrollment is very near the 27 million CRP acreage cap.

If Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) doesn't reach an agreement in the next three days with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Train & Engine (T&E) division and the TCRC and Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (RCTC) division, CPKC will lock out TCRC rail traffic engineers as of 12:01 a.m. EDT and rail traffic controllers as of 12:01 a.m. MDT, on Aug. 22, 2024.

On the second anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding 160 projects in 26 states to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels that will create new market opportunities and jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says his constituents need a modernized farm bill.

In a speech that highlighted policy differences with Republicans, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday detailed the potential of jet fuel from ethanol even if the process to make it work is cumbersome at best.

The USDA says beef export sales hit a marketing year high during the week ending August 8th. That big week-to-week jump in beef sales was led by South Korea, followed by Japan and China, all key global customers.

Growth in biofuel use of soybean oil has been a bright spot for soybean farmers. Over 20 new or expanding crush plants have been announced since the start of the renewable diesel boom to provide increased soybean oil to the sector.

Deere & Company reported net income of $1.734 billion for the third quarter ended July 28, 2024, or $6.29 per share, compared with net income of $2.978 billion, or $10.20 per share, for the quarter ended July 30, 2023.

The Meat Institute issued the following statement from Meat Institute President and CEO, Julie Anna Potts, in response to news reporting of a Harris Campaign proposal to place a federal ban on price gouging:

An ag banker is concerned about a prolonged downturn in the farm economy.

A new Land Use Change Initiative (LUCI) is leading efforts to resolve inconsistencies in definitions, metrics and methodologies for quantifying land use change.

Iowa pulled itself out of drought and into a record corn crop, if the DTN Digital Yield Tour estimates hold true.