Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

Trump spares turkeys - but not his political opponents - at annual pardoning ceremony
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump didn’t bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispen...
Curtis Media Nov 26, 2025

Farm Disaster Assistance Program Sign-Ups Begin
The second stage of USDA's Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is among the latest farm disaster assistance offerings that eligible producers can now sign up for."The Supplemental Disaster Relief Pro...
Curtis Media Nov 25, 2025

Tyson to Close Packing Plant in Nebraska
Tyson Foods is closing its plant in Lexington, Nebraska, in an effort to right-size the company's business. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen said it's a hard thing for the company's employees, and it was ...
Curtis Media Nov 25, 2025

McCormick: Question Remain About the U.S.-China Trade Deal
It's been an interesting time in the soybean market. Jim McCormick, the chief operating officer of AgMarket.net, was pleased to hear that the U.S. and China had struck a trade framework that included ...
Curtis Media Nov 25, 2025

Analyst Expects Another Drop in U.S. Corn Production
As the end of 2025 approaches, it's time to start looking ahead to the new year. Naomi Bloh (Bloom), the senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, spoke during a presentation at the 2025 Nation...
Curtis Media Nov 24, 2025

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Nov. 25th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.The week of Thanksgiving is always fun in the grain markets because we typic...
Curtis Media Nov 24, 2025

AFBF Thanksgiving Survey Shows Slightly Lower Costs in 2025
Every year, volunteer shoppers from the American Farm Bureau Federation help determine the average cost of feeding ten people for a Thanksgiving meal. Faith Parum, an economist with AFBF, said consume...
Curtis Media Nov 23, 2025

Idaho's Theiler Becomes USMEF Chair
At the U.S. Meat Export Federation's annual strategic planning conference, the organization elected Jay Theiler as the new chair. The executive vice president for corporate affairs for Agri Beef Compa...
Curtis Media Nov 23, 2025

Time to Prepare for Your 2026 Line of Operating Credit
This is the time of year for farmers to begin prepping for an operating line of credit for 2026. Austin Peiffer, an associate attorney with Ag and Business Legal Strategies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says...
Curtis Media Nov 23, 2025

Latest WASDE a Letdown for Farmers
Last week's WASDE Report provided both production changes as well as demand changes, but they may have been disappointing for some who were hoping for good news. Rich Nelson of Allendale says the corn...
Curtis Media Nov 23, 2025
