Farmers were sent checks from the government when corn was $7/bushel but now will not receive a direct payment when corn is down to $4/bushel. Contradictions in Ag Policy Yesterday's Wall Street Journal report about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ignoring a statutory exemption by redefining the family farm in order to regulate them reminds us of other confusions being heard across the farm fields. For example:
Trans fats are being banned at the same time cigarettes remain legal. Localities are attempting to tax or limit portion sizes for sugary drinks at the same time marijuana is increasingly being legalized, including for recreational use. Farmers were sent checks from the government when corn was $7/bushel but n...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
