The Federal Biscay, the first oceangoing vessel of the 2021 maritime shipping season, arrived in the Port of Duluth-Superior on Sunday, April 18.

A technical look at weekly charts of live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hogs.

U.S. corn export sales and shipments as of the second week in April vs. as a percent of the USDA April WASDE export projection

The bill, dubbed the “PPP Flexibility for Farmers, Ranchers and the Self-Employed Act,” would specifically change language the Small Business Administration operates un... [Read Full Blog]

USDA's farm income forecast for 2021 calls for lower net farm incomes, but that hardly tells the story.

Several nights of below-freezing conditions east of the Rockies could damage winter wheat and emerged corn and soybeans in the Plains and Midwest.

A group of 12 United States senators asked EPA Administrator Michael Regan to reject requests to waive Renewable Fuel Standard requirements.

While the number of grassland birds has gone down, there is hope that ranchers can help be part of the solution to increase the population again by changing when hay is cut.

Packers only buy cattle with time when they know that supplies are going to be short, or when they know that the cash cattle market could rally. In the current market's scenario, b... [Read Full Blog]

Brazil rain has turned well-below normal in April. That trend looks to continue during the important safrinha corn months of May and June.

"Cold War" is a misleading historical analogy for the U.S.-China relationship. The two countries are indeed serious rivals, but they're also economically interdependent.

When considered best management practices to ways to maximize manure usage, think of following the 4Rs of nutrient stewardship -- the right fertilizer source at the right rate at t... [Read Full Blog]

Canada's wheat exports tend to favour the latter months of the crop year, while prairie cash basis levels for high quality hard red spring wheat are significantly stronger than the... [Read Full Blog]

Farm families can show off their planting pride by entering the MyPlanting21 photo contest. The contest is open through June 1.