2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (309+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 25, 2026 Here is a common thread: high cattle and beef prices, lower feedlot placements, and plant closure announcements reflect the market doing precisely what we may expect — signaling scarcity, rationing what is short in supply and desired by…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago   (311+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 24, 2026 ALBANY, Mo. – The Hundley-Whaley Extension and Education Center invites producers, agribusiness professionals and community members to attend its annual field day Thursday, Sept. 3, for updates on crop research and management strategies for northwestern Missouri farms. MU Extension…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (328+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 24, 2026 LINCOLN, Neb. — National energy experts and the leaders of Nebraska’s three largest public power utilities will be among the featured speakers at the 19th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference, October 20-21 at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel. A representative…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (752+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 17, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Toby Behrends of Sheffield was named Grand Champion Overall Master Showman on Aug. 14 during the 2026 Illinois State Fair Master Showmanship contest. Sixty-six young livestock exhibitors competed for the Master Showmanship title. The exhibitors, who were the…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (290+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 17, 2026 Are these structural adjustments bearish? Some but not much. Cattle and beef supplies remain tight, and demand remains strong. The beef packing industry remains over – but less so – capacity. As does the cattle feeding industry. Future packer…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 12, 2026 Champaign, Ill. — Join The Land Connection, Paul Hoffman, and IDEA Farm Network at Hoffman Organic Farm for a full-day field walk designed for farmers ready to move beyond the standard corn-soybean rotation. We’ll showcase four working systems on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (520+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 7, 2026 WASHINGTON — Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson expressed disappointment in the failure of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to advance a farm bill on Aug. 6. “Illinois Farm Bureau is disappointed the Senate Agriculture Committee…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 6, 2026 WASHINGTON — More than 250 food and agriculture organizations joined forces to urge the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to advance a bipartisan farm bill out of committee in a letter delivered today. The American Farm Bureau…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 5, 2026 — Agribusiness Council of Indiana & Keystone Cooperative, Inc. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., and MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Early registration discounts for the Nov. 2-4 Annual Conference of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC) will expire on Oct. 10 with the fee rising…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (335+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 5, 2026 JOHNSTON, Iowa — Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate released its updated Farm Bill text, which includes a key provision for year-round, nationwide access to E15. In response, Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) President and farmer from Waverly, Iowa,…...