Soybean futures jumped to two-year highs after the USDA's first look at the 2026-27 U.S. supply and demand balance showed tighter-than-expected soybean stocks and stronger demand. The agency projected U.S. soybean ending stocks for 2026-27 at 310 million bushels , 30 million bushe...

A new producer-led advisory group met this month to focus on strengthening health across the U.S. swine herd and to steer the industry's National Swine Health Strategy. The group will provide oversight for the initiative and prioritize actions producers identified as most urgent. 27-membe...

The House of Representatives is scheduled this week to vote on legislation that would allow nationwide, year-round sales of E15 gasoline, a move aimed at expanding demand for corn-based ethanol. Year-round E15 vote has drawn bipartisan support in farm states but faces uncertain p...

Western cattle and sheep producers may see more flexibility on public lands after a move to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule and propose updates to federal grazing regulations. Grazing rule update has supporters who say it restores BLM’s multiple-use focu...

U.S. pork shipments to Central America and the Dominican Republic strengthened in the first quarter of 2026, driven by rising incomes, tourism and preferential trade access. Shipments rose 15% year‑over‑year to 78,271 metric tons, valued at $246.1 million. 78,271 mt shipped and <...

At the 2026 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference, University of Georgia poultry scientist Ramesh Selvaraj said nutrition-based, pre-harvest interventions can lower Salmonella loads in layer flocks but cannot eradicate pathogens entirely. He identified Salmonella enteritidis as the princip...

U.S. dairy farms are turning to technology to stretch thin labor and sharpen herd management. Producers cite equipment that reduces hands-on tasks as a key reason to invest, and industry leaders say adoption often begins with tools already in a farmer’s pocket. Robotic milking systems

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued guidance that removes a prior testing requirement for lactating dairy cattle shipped out of Indiana for interstate movement. Under the new direction, lactating cows originating from states designated as Unaffected under the National Milk Testing Strat...