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To Buy or Not to Buy? Consider these Factors When Leasing or Buying Bulls
With the bull sale season right around the corner in 2023, producers should consider all options when it comes to…
4 Ways to Make Phosphorus Go Further
As farmers head into a new planting season with high fertilizer prices and uncertain availability, they need to make inputs…
Biden Signs Legislation to Halt Rail Strike Threat
President Biden signed legislation that prevents railroad workers from going on strike, just in time for the December 9 deadline…
Retail Food Inflation Double Digits for 2022, to Increase Slightly in 2023
According to a new USDA Food Price report, retail food inflation has tapered slightly but is still running up double…
Cattle Market Supplies Improve over Thanksgiving
Tight supplies in the cattle feeder market last week have led to sharply higher bids this week as packers compete…
EPA Announces Generous Proposals for Biofuel Mandates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed increases in the amount of ethanol and other biofuels refiners must blend…
Mexico Meets with U.S. to Discuss GMO Corn Ban
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico announced this week he is seeking a deal with Washington after the U.S.…
Congress Moves to Stop Rail Strike
Congress moved Wednesday to avert a national rail strike. In a bipartisan move, lawmakers answered President Biden’s call to action…
Release: USDA Expands Revenue Protection to Oat and Rye Producers
U.S. oat and rye producers can now benefit from revenue protection, a crop insurance option available through the U.S. Department…
Japan Approves Trade Deal Amendment Limiting U.S. Vulnerability to Tariffs
Japan granted final approval to a deal amending a beef safeguard mechanism under the U.S./Japan trade agreement. The amendment was…