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Though the effects of tariff hikes have yet to show up in the inflation reports, the Federal Reserve expects to learn a lot more about their effects in the next few months. In the meantime, it's keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

Heat building in the West will move eastward through the Plains later this week, the Midwest this weekend, and the East Coast early next week. Some records are likely to be broken.

Price change in the July-December corn spread from January 1 to June 1 vs. the change in the old crop corn stocks-to-use ratio from January to the June WASDE report and the change from last June to this year's June figure.

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 released on Monday would continue to allow refiners to receive up to 80% of the 45Z tax credit for...

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

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.

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

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.

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 production.

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

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.

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)."

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.