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Plan Now for a Successful ’26

Published November 21, 2025

With a tight economic situation in agriculture, RRFN asked BASF Crop Protection Marketing Director Brady Spangenberg how that will influence buying decisions for 2026. "What we saw in '25 is that people who put together an early plan were some…

US Ethanol Exports Booming

Published November 21, 2025

U.S. ethanol exports are on track for a record year, totaling 188.8 million gallons in August, up 15 percent from July and 24 percent from a year ago. Canada and the European Union account for most shipments. Year-to-date exports have…

New Rail Service Metrics Proposed

Published November 20, 2025

The Surface Transportation Board is proposing two new rail service metrics. The ‘original estimated time of arrival’ would measure a rail carrier’s ability to meet its estimated arrival time. The ‘industry spot and pull’ metric measures the rail carrier’s success…

Nation’s First Seamless East–West Rail Network Moves Closer to Reality

Published November 20, 2025

Shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railway. Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek says this union would create the first coast-to-coast, seamless railway in the country. "It's essentially being able to create this…

Short-Term Adjustments Likely for Land Values

Published November 20, 2025

Terrain Senior Grain and Oilseed Analyst Matt Erickson remains bullish on farmland for the long term, "but in the short term, commodity prices that are depressed here a bit, you've got rising interest rates, I think you're going to see…

NCBA Applauds Balanced Approach to WOTUS Change

Published November 20, 2025

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association supports the newly proposed Waters of the United States rule change. "We said if you're going to give us a new definition of WOTUS, make it really good," says NCBA Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart. The…

Duvall and Puglia to Co-Chair Ag Workforce Coalition

Published November 20, 2025

The Agriculture Workforce Coaltion unanimously elected American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia as its new co-chairs, following the retirement of former chair Chuck Conner. The coatlition says it will continue pushing…

Farmers Welcome Lower Costs as Key Fertilizers Exempt from Tariffs

Published November 20, 2025

Farmers received some more much-needed good news with the announcement that major fertilizers will be immune to tariff rates going forward. StoneX Vice President of Fertilizers Josh Linville says the news only affects urea and phosphate, but is good for…

Hansen-Mueller Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Published November 19, 2025

The Hansen-Mueller grain company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Omaha-based company reports an estimated 1,000 to 5,000 creditors and lists between $100 million and $500 million in liabilities. Viterra and Cargill are the two largest unsecured creditors.

Adjustments Seen in Cash Rents

Published November 18, 2025

According to analysis from Agricultural Economic Insights, cash rental rates were higher year-over-year in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. The ‘I’ states of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana saw rents adjust slightly lower from 2024-to-2025. Cash rents are up 15…

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Plan Now for a Successful ’26

US Ethanol Exports Booming

New Rail Service Metrics Proposed

Nation’s First Seamless East–West Rail Network Moves Closer to Reality

Short-Term Adjustments Likely for Land Values

NCBA Applauds Balanced Approach to WOTUS Change

Duvall and Puglia to Co-Chair Ag Workforce Coalition

Farmers Welcome Lower Costs as Key Fertilizers Exempt from Tariffs

Hansen-Mueller Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Adjustments Seen in Cash Rents

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