AgDay Podcast

The White House administration rolls out a $1.3 billion investment to shore up America’s fertilizer industry, plus a case of New World Screwworm is discovered in an elk on a game ranch in Texas. See...

Farm Journal continues its look at Ag Vote 2026 with a preview focusing on the prominent voices for agriculture wrapping up their tenure in Congress. Plus, we take a look at a new USDA initiative that addresses the cash...

While on the midterm campaign trail in Kansas, the President said USDA would provide relief to farmers squeezed by soaring diesel prices. USDA will tap into Commodity Credit Corporation funds for the Harvest Fuel Relief...

Diesel prices remain persistently high, with the national average on Monday at $6.32, according to AAA, down just over 20 cents from the record high of $6.53 set on Sept. 22. Despite efforts by the Trump administration...

We are two weeks away from the mid-term elections and agriculture has plenty at stake. From the cost of fuel and fertilizer to the future of the farm bill, tariffs and trade, the agenda for the next couple of years Is...

The ARC and PLC farm program payment rates for 2025 have finally been released. Farmers have been waiting since Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill for this critical $16 billion lifeline. But while relief is on...

On Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the release of the proposed rule, Reallocation of Additional 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions. As we reported in August, the EPA granted 29 backlogged blending waivers...

This week's Crop Progress Report puts the corn harvest at 33%, six percentage points behind the five-year average but a 10-point improvement from last week. Farmers in northwest Iowa saw near-record corn and soybean...

Farmers are questioning how Nebraska's corn yield estimate jumped 11 bushels per acre from September to October, helping push the national average to a record 181.2 bushels per acre and sending corn prices sharply lower...

USDA provided a huge gut punch to the corn market on Friday with its yield forecast in the October crop production and WASDE Report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yield is clearly the focus of Friday's WASDE report, especially given the impact of September's record rainfall in states such as Iowa. Average trade estimates remain somewhat conservative, and if USDA confirms those...

September's excessive rainfall has delayed soybean harvest across the western Corn Belt. Iowa is running 33% behind normal, while Nebraska is lagging by 25%. The wet conditions may be trimming yields and contributing to...

The president’s executive order on emergency tax relief for diesel fuel eases restrictions on the use of red-dyed diesel, which is exempt from the federal excise tax, in on-road vehicles without penalty. The move...

There has already been some relief in diesel prices following the release of emergency diesel stocks over the next four months. While prices have at least stopped rising, it remains uncertain how much further they may...

It's not just Iowa, many areas of the western Corn Belt have been hit by record rains the last month as a result of El Nino driven weather patterns. Not only has the excessive rain delayed harvest, but farmers are also...