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Show me the cattle market transparency. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)  introduced  the Cattle Market Transparency...

South American farmers are feeling the weather woes and global effects have many on high alert. The rundown:  In Argentina, Mother...

The Canadian dairy industry is telling its 10,000 farmers to ‘ pause the palm oil .’ The issue: Buttergate . Backstory:  In late 2020,...

U.S. coffee processors are going stir crazy eyeing their cash flow these days. What’s brewing:  Skyrocketing shipping costs are  forcing...

Oh, snap . With planting season just around the corner, farmers might be experiencing a bit of “sticker shock” when making their crop...

With a smooth sailin’ confirmation vote last week, Tom Vilsack is back in the saddle as the USDA chief. A big ag agenda ahead of the...

The crispy chicken sandwich wars just got  re heated. A lil mom & pop shop entered the arena last week and has Chick-Fil-A and Popeye’s...

Mexico is saying “ adios ” to GMO corn while its government has a  knock-down, drag-outfight  ahead of it to make it all but official....

U.S. dairymen and women dream of the good ole days where market volatility and supply chain snafus were as common as  oat milk. But...

Oystermen are tossing their shellfish overboard... and they're not just shucking around. In a seven-state program coordinated by various...

Rural revitalization is the new name of the game for China. In the first policy  announcement  following the Lunar New Year Holiday,...

Lettuce explain. Sorry, couldn’t help ourselves. Dole Food Company and Ireland-based Total Produce have  announced  a sweet new chapter...

Wheat often gets the supporting actor nod in the U.S. grain market theater. But with all the headlines about it this winter, its...

The U.S. saw five-year  record  high retail potato sales in 2020. So what drove Americans to the produce aisle to pick up uber amounts of...

The country’s arctic blast has  blasted  agriculture this week. Things have been bitter and intense -  in both wind chills and business....

Asia just can’t seem to shake the African Swine Fever. After new strains of the virus popped up across China last month, now Hong Kong...

U.S. ranchers can wave ‘ bye-bye ’ to those handwritten herd notebooks. AgriWebb, a ranch management software, is placing  roots  in...

Seemingly nothing should shock us anymore, but trying to understand the current shipping container shortage is mind-boggling. Ag...

The name of the game is nitrogen, and markets are keeping a close watch on 2021’s  expected  fertilizer frenzy. In North America,...

With all the hype leading up to Tuesday's  WASDE report , many market advisors summarized the update in one word:  deflating. ...