Cattle Catches Markets Attention

Early bids are floating around $218 live in Kansas and $216 live with $335 to $340 dressed in Nebraska, but no trade has happened yet. Asking prices remain firm — $225 in the South and $340-plus in
Plant-Based Protein Demand Powers Pulse Supply Chain Leader

PORTLAND, OR (December 2025) — The global appetite for plant-based proteins is transforming agriculture, trade, and consumer markets. The sector is projected to reach $43 billion by 2034,1 nearly doubling from today’s value as more consumers seek protein sources
USDEC and NMPF Praise Bipartisan Call for USMCA Dairy Enforcement

ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) commended 74 House lawmakers today for sending a bipartisan letter urging the U.S. government to leverage the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 2026 Joint Review to
Judge Strikes Down North Dakota’s Carbon Dioxide Storage Law

(Bismarck, ND) — A district court judge has ruled that an underground carbon dioxide storage law in North Dakota is unconstitutional. On Tuesday, Northeast Judicial District Judge Anthony Swain Benson ruled in favor of the Northwest Landowners
Liquid Fuels Groups Announce Progress on E15, Small Refinery Exemption Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy today joined organizations representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers to express the need for long-term policy certainty across the transportation fuel sector. In a letter
The Rising Cost Squeeze: Soybean Farmers Face a Third Year of Losses

Rising input costs for farmers has been an issue the Trump administration has made a policy priority as it advances through its first year – and with good reason. Soybean producers are staring down the barrel of
Farm Bureau Emphasizes Need for Economic Assistance to Ag Secretary

The Trump administration anticipates it will be ready to announce an aid package for American farmers within two-and-a-half weeks, as well as a deal on Chinese soybean purchases. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins made the announcement this week