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Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund to Close September 1

3 days ago | agriculture.com | Noah Rohlfing

The Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board voted Thursday to wind down the assessment on grain sold to Iowa-licensed grain dealers, as well as the participation fees for Iowa-licensed grain dealers and warehouse operators, on September 1, 2025. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Services (IDALS) announced the decision.
100% of This Top Corn-Growing State Reported Moisture Stress

6 days ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

The entire state of South Dakota is facing moisture stress, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor published April 17. The latest drought monitor indicated nearly 3% of the state reported extreme drought. The D3 conditions cover portions of Custer, Fall River, and Oglala Lakota counties in the southwest corner of South Dakota. More than 30% of the state reported severe drought. Moderate drought spans more than 56% of South Dakota. Over 10% of the state reported abnormally dry conditions.
Corn Up Less Than 2¢ | Thursday, April 17, 2025

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Cassidy Walter

Ahead of 10 a.m. CT, July corn was up 1½¢ at $4.93¼ per bushel. July soybeans were down 4½¢ at $10.45¾ per bushel. July wheat contracts were higher. CBOT wheat was up 4¾¢ at $5.65¾ per bushel. KC wheat was up 5¼¢ at $5.77½. Minneapolis wheat was up 6¢ at $6.23. This morning, USDA released the weekly U.S. Export Sales report.
How a Trade War Could Fix U.S. Farmers’ UCO Problems

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Oliver Ward |Rebekah Alvey

Triple-digit tariff increases on each other’s imports, if sustained, are set to reshape U.S.-China trade – particularly for agricultural products, where price competition is fierce. U.S. farmers hope the high tariffs offer new opportunities in domestic biofuel that can at least soften the tariff blow, but much will depend on the policy signals from Washington, analysts say. China’s retaliatory tariffs went into effect Saturday, subjecting U.S. imports to a 125% duty.
Iowa State Economist Explains Tariff Uncertainty with Key Ag Trade Partners and What to Watch in Coming Months

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Noah Rohlfing

Recently imposed tariffs – some paused, some rescinded, some increased — have created even more uncertainty in the agriculture economy. The tariffs included reciprocal tariffs against a number of United States trade partners, and a number of tariff carve-outs, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) exemptions of 25% duties against our U.S. neighbors.
Grains Higher This Morning | Wednesday, April 16, 2025

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Cassidy Walter

At 8:30 a.m. CT, July corn was up 3½¢ at $4.93 per bushel. July soybeans were up 2½¢ at $10.49 per bushel. July wheat contracts were also higher. CBOT wheat was up 6½¢ at $5.62½ per bushel. KC wheat was up 5½¢ at $5.74. Minneapolis wheat was up 6¾¢ at $6.22¼. June live cattle were down 8¢ at $199.73 per hundredweight (cwt) at 8:30 a.m. CT. August feeder cattle were down 48¢ at $287.78 per cwt. June lean hogs were up 28¢ at $95.45 per cwt. June crude oil was up 66¢ at $61.41 per barrel.
Judge Orders USDA to Release Withheld IRA, BIL Funding

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Noah Wicks

A federal judge has ordered the Agriculture Department and four other agencies to release frozen funding for Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law conservation and energy programs. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island ordered leaders of USDA to resume processing grants already awarded under the IRA and BIL and refrain from further "freezing, halting or pausing" already appropriated funds.
A.H. McDonald and the Horsepower From Down Under

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Dave Mowitz

In 1924, little-known McDonald & Company began selling a tractor equipped with a simple, low-engine-speed diesel. That was six years before Caterpillar would make history by offering a production-line made diesel crawler. Very likely the reason you’ve never heard of the McDonald, which can lay claim to being the first diesel-powered wheeled tractor in the world, is that the machine toiled far from U.S. farmers’ eyes in Australia. Such is the rich history of the Australian-built tractor.
Ag Industry Reacts to USDA's New Rules for $3.1 Billion Climate-Smart Program

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Jessie Scott

On April 14, the USDA announced it was cancelling the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC) program and renaming it the Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) initiative with a new set of rules. Introduced under the Biden administration, the $3.1 billion PCSC program included more than 130 projects with the goal to encourage farmers to adopt conservation practices to produce climate-smart commodities. Funds for PCSC have been frozen while the Trump administration reviewed the program.
Iowa Farmers ‘Ramping Up’ Corn and Soybean Planting Activity

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

Corn and soybean planting progress is officially underway in Iowa, according to the USDA Crop Progress report published April 14. “Planters are beginning to roll across the state. The warmer temperatures and drier weather over the past week allowed for a good start to the planting season,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig in a statement Monday.