Disagree with AGree: The group AGree was formed by various charitable organizations to "to drive positive change in the food and agriculture system." The group has just published two studies, but the methodology and outcome are flawed in the one titled "Assessing the Impacts of Federal Farm Bill Programs on Rural Communities." The thrust of this disappointing report is that price support, conservation and crop insurance programs do not help rural communities, unless farming is the major local economic engine. Thus, AGree conclude that the money should be shifted to rural development and food assistance programs that offer better assistance to rural communities. However, "farm" programs are designed to help farmers, so complaining that the...
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...
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