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China surprised the USTR when on Friday, Oct. 10, they announced retaliatory U.S ship fees to begin the same day USTR Chinese ship fees were to commence.

After two weeks of nearly no rain, consistent showers are finally starting to build in central Brazil.

Along with calling for an aid package, the letters by the American Farm Bureau Federation to the president and Congress also propose other multiple actions on trade, biofuels and competition.

Thank new Fed Governor Stephen Miran for spelling out in detail his argument for faster, deeper interest-rate cuts. So far, though, he's a lone voice.

Discussing farm financing is difficult but necessary. Farmers often need supportive financing tools and programs to navigate challenges. Additionally, numerous strategies and advice can help farmers manage costs and face those challenges.

That cloud of black behind the combine might be more than dust. It's nature's way of degrading plant tissue.

Newly appointed Kubota Tractor Corporation President Alex Woods said as Kubota struggles with tariffs, it has some evidence a bottom in the slumping compact tractor market is on the near horizon.

Unlike the 1980s when farmers could take off-farm jobs to survive tough times, today's $66K average salary won't even cover loan interest.

Above-normal winter temperatures forecast for Texas would favor the New World screwworm survival if the parasite were to migrate from Mexico.

Most-active December Kansas City wheat futures have fallen below long-term support at $5, cementing late 2025 wheat prices amongst the lowest in history.

With the attention that gold is receiving lately, it may be making the trade question what fair value of the various crops should be, regardless of crop size.

In today's environment, it seems the increased daily trading limits have had an inflation effect on the market. Seeing a $1.00-move five years ago was normal. Today, the market sees a daily movement of $3.00 to $4.00 with the same $1.00 regard.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed multiple requests to hold biofuels litigation in abeyance because of the federal government shutdown.

Percent that USDA's September 1 corn in all stocks estimate deviated from the average trade estimate and percent change in the USDA's old crop U.S. corn ending stocks estimate from the September to October WASDE reports vs. percent of Sep 1 corn stocks stored on...