Texas Wildfire Loss is Worth $123 Million
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists project the Panhandle wildfires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses, making it the costliest on record. The wildfires began o...
May 08, 2024
Rebound in Foodservice and Diverse Pork Demand Drive Strong Month for Red Meat Exports
March 2024 exports of U.S. pork were steady with last year's volume and edged higher in value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports ...
May 08, 2024
SDSU Extension 2024 Garden Hour webinar series starts this evening
The fourth season of South Dakota State University Extension's popular Garden Hour webinar series starts tonight (May 7, 2024). Led by the SDSU Extension horticulture team, the webinar features short,...
May 07, 2024
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Farmer sentiment declines to lowest level since June 2022 amid weakened financial outlook
Farmer sentiment declined sharply in April 2024, as indicated by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, which fell 15 points from March to a reading of 99. Both subindexes of the barome...
May 07, 2024
Brazil Soy Harvest Hit by Floods
The outlook for the soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil is deteriorating swiftly after torrential rain flooded fields, with about a quarter of the beans still to be harvested. Rio Grande do...
May 07, 2024
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Level Up Safety During Planting
Whether current spring conditions have a number of tractors parked or in fields, it's going to be a fast-paced planting season this spring. While the planting season can seem routine, the ag industry ...
May 07, 2024
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Planting progresses steadily last week in South Dakota
MAY 7, 2024: For the week ending May 5, 2024, there were 2.1 days suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies ra...
May 07, 2024
March Pork Exports Steady, Beef Value Rises
U.S. pork exports in March were steady with last year's volume and edged higher in value. Pork exports totaled 260,430 metric tons in March, up 0.1 percent from a year ago, valued at $740.8 million. T...
May 07, 2024
For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm ...
May 04, 2024
U.S. Ethanol and SAF Industry Leaders Seek to Intervene in Legal Challenge to EU Sustainable Aviation Fuel Regulation
Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethan...
May 03, 2024