National FFA Announces Indianapolis Extension For Convention & Expo Through 2040
Indianapolis, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 – National FFA announced today that the National FFA Convention & Expo will continue to be held in Indianapolis through at least 2040. The announcement was made during the kickoff event for the 98th
Details on First-Ever Human Clinical Trial for Ancient Grain
The United Sorghum Checkoff Program has launched the first-ever human clinical trial on whole-grain sorghum, led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and co-funded with USDA’s AFRI Commodity Board, comparing daily intake of sorghum in adults with obesity
Keeping U.S. and China Trade Optimism in Perspective
(FARGO, ND) — As news broke over the weekend of a trade framework being reached between U.S. and Chinese negotiators, many in U.S. agriculture welcomed the news. During multiple weekend interviews, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said
Grain Rally, Cattle Price Action and Month End Ahead
(FARGO, ND) — We saw the grain and oilseed trade find more support on Tuesday’s session amid trade optimism between the U.S. and China ahead of Thursday’s meeting between President Trump and President Xi. However, grains did
Grains Continue to Rally on Tuesday
Soybeans continue to lead the grain rally amid optimism of a forthcoming trade deal between the U.S. and China while cattle futures continue to see a fair amount of downside pressure. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us
Rabobank 2025 Fall Harvest Outlook Points to Unprecedented Times May Call for Uncommon Maneuvers To Reach Profitability
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Rabobank, one of the world’s largest cooperative banks and a global leader specializing in food, agriculture and energy, today summarized the Fall Harvest Outlook for North America. Rabobank’s analysts suggest that in order
State of Steak
Consumer demand for beef remains strong despite high beef prices. Kansas State University’s Monthly Choice Beef Retail Demand Index for July was 102.26, one of the higher monthly readings since the index began in 1988. Consumers’ willingness
Rabobank: Food Inflation Outpacing Overall Inflation
Rabobank says food inflation continues to outpace overall inflation, and restaurants feel the pressure of nine straight quarters of declining traffic, but some chains are bucking the trend and growing in visits and spending. U.S. retail beef
AEI: Farm Machinery Interest Expense at All-Time High
Using the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s farm loan summary data, the economists at Agricultural Economic Insights measured how much it costs to borrow $1,000 for farm machinery. For the first half of 2025, the cost was $154