The House Agriculture Committee met yesterday for its organizational meeting. Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) laid out its agenda for the 116th Congress, which includes the following topics:
the state of the farm economy, especially dairy and the impact of the trade war farm bill implementation conservation and energy programs that will help farmers and ranchers adapt to/mitigate the effects of climate change the evolution of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) USDA oversight
Some quick inference can be made from the chairman’s to-do list. First, patience is wearing thin among ag groups and farm state lawmakers regarding the trade situation, and there will be much pressure on concluding a deal with China. Most of agricu...
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...
