FMCSA reported at the end of May that more than 50 "burdensome" regulations were axed from the Code of Federal Regulations by the Department of Transportation.

Feeder cattle's dramatic rise to record highs is certainly cause for celebration in the short term -- and anxiety for long-term planning.

Second U.S. corn rating of each year from 2000 to 2025 vs. percentage of the U.S. corn area in some form of drought D1-D4 as recorded in the U.S. Drought monitor site.

The House budget reconciliation bill ends some 45Z tax-credit abuse by blocking most foreign feedstocks from qualifying for the credit. The Senate Finance Committee package release... [Read Full Blog]

Powerful winds whipped up planting season dust across the country during the weekend, prompting a dust storm warning in Chicago, which has not seen one of such magnitude since 1934... [Read Full Blog]

Talks of hot and dry conditions may have to be placed on the backburner for the second half of June in the northern Corn Belt.

Gevo agreed to sell its Minnesota ethanol plant for $7 million while retaining assets for potential sustainable aviation fuel production, while the new owner plans to restart produ... [Read Full Blog]

With application windows narrowed by either wind or rain, time may be running out for spraying herbicides over the top in some corn fields.

What cattlemen will keenly watch this week is Superior's Corn Belt Classic Sale, and the Cattle on Feed Report on Friday.

Soil moisture is below normal in many of Brazil's safrinha corn growing areas. A drier outlook for April puts that corn crop at a higher risk of drought and damage.

The American bald eagle, now our national bird, has made a comeback from extinction and, just as importantly, a comeback in the nation's esteem.

CNH Industrial, parent company of Case IH and New Holland, forecasts lower ag sales and income for 2025, while also announcing a moderate price increase "in the low single digit(s)... [Read Full Blog]

With monthly corn imports into Western Canada declining to levels not seen in years, it is becoming clear that they will not be offsetting barley demand anytime soon.

Stemming from multiple factors, agricultural employers nationwide find hiring workers difficult, reflecting a widespread farm labor shortage.