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Wheat Tour Preview

Published May 9, 2025

The Kanas Wheat Tour will be held this week. Sixty-five people are registered to participate. "Everybody's looking forward to it," said Dave Green, executive vice president, Wheat Quality Council. "We have a nice crowd, not just farmers, but we've got millers…

Randy Russell Interview: Budget Reconciliation, Trade and More

Published May 9, 2025

The House Agriculture Committee has scheduled a two-day markup of the budget reconciliation process. The hearing will begin on Tuesday night and amendments will be made on Wednesday. Randy Russell, who leads The Russell Group, describes this process as a…

Zeldin Outlines EPA’s Ag Policy Priorities

Published May 9, 2025

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is tackling several major policy priorities impacting agriculture, including Waters of the United States. “Our goal is to be able to come up with a simple definition that farmers, ranchers, landowners across this country are going…

Stateler Pushes for Pork Priorities in Farm Bill

Published May 9, 2025

National Pork Producers Council President Duane Stateler says the pork industry is counting on Congress to deliver a farm bill that strengthens defenses against foreign animal disease and addresses Proposition 12. “We just wanted to get the three-legged stool in…

Mental Health Resources Available

Published May 9, 2025

Farm Credit Council President and CEO Christy Seyfert says farmers are under significant stress due to policy uncertainty and high input costs. “For those especially who are pure row crop farmers, they in many cases have experienced multiple years of…

Fedorchak Criticizes ‘Fear-Mongering’ in Farm Bill Debate

Published May 9, 2025

North Dakota Representative Julie Fedorchak is pushing back against the strategy adopted by the Democrats in the ongoing farm bill discussions. “It’s disappointing to see the Democrats with their fear-mongering, and that is what it is, what we’re trying to…

Rail Tariff Rates Reduced

Published May 9, 2025

Ahead of the new wheat marketing year, which begins June 1, BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad announced rail tariff rate changes for hard red winter wheat. USDA’s Grain Transportation Report said BNSF will reduce both the domestic and export…

Ag Barometer Released

Published May 9, 2025

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer improved in April. The index of future expectations also increased. Despite tariff concerns, 70 percent of farmers surveyed said they expect the increased use of tariffs to strengthen the U.S. agricultural economy over…

Cattle Markets Push Higher

Published May 9, 2025

AgMarket.net analyst Jacob Burks says the futures market is continuing to chase the cash cattle market higher. On Thursday, the August and September Feeder Cattle contracts topped $300 for the first time in history. "This can stay strong for a…

A Two-Step Approach for the Farm Bill

Published May 9, 2025

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman supports a two-step approach to the next farm bill, starting with risk management tools. “I’d really like to get the risk management tools done in reconciliation, set those aside, and then come back and…

Wheat Tour Preview

Randy Russell Interview: Budget Reconciliation, Trade and More

Zeldin Outlines EPA’s Ag Policy Priorities

Stateler Pushes for Pork Priorities in Farm Bill

Mental Health Resources Available

Fedorchak Criticizes ‘Fear-Mongering’ in Farm Bill Debate

Rail Tariff Rates Reduced

Ag Barometer Released

Cattle Markets Push Higher

A Two-Step Approach for the Farm Bill

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