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In late June 2026, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (No. 24–1068). The Court held that the “Uniformity” provision in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,…

The domestic US food supply chain is vital in connecting farms, businesses, and consumers across the country and beyond. Events such as pandemics, trade disputes, floods, and droughts can disrupt…

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the USDA has released some final county yields for the 2025 crop year. Based on the USDA’s latest estimates for the 2025 marketing year average prices for corn and soybeans, the county yields suggest ARC-CO payments will be widespread with about half of counties triggering payments and many counties triggering the maximum payment. Reported yields...

Over the last 50 years, the private market has not covered the cost to produce the nine crops for which USDA (US Department of Agriculture) computes a cost of production…

Cattle finishing is a tight margin business where profitability relies on feeder cattle prices relative to fed cattle prices and feed costs.  This means that relatively high fed cattle prices,…