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Read MoreU.S. sugar demand remains firm, but wider use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications and growing health concerns could weaken the market over time. CoBank food and beverage economist Billy Roberts says producers should focus less on current stability and more on how consumption patterns may shift.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is putting farmers first and supporting government accountability by providing clear guidance around wetland determinations, which helps inform agricultural producers’ decisions for their operations. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published an interim final rule that ensures most determinations made since 1990 are considered certified, and producers can rely on the determinations to work farmland.
Read MoreOn Friday, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released revised legislative text and announced the Agricultural Act of 2026 would come before the committee on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 9:30 AM ET. The updated bill includes new language authorizing year-round sales of E15 and postponing by a year the implementation of a requirement for states to share the cost of providing SNAP benefits.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for August 2026, which are effective August 1, 2026. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative to recruit veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses into mission-critical careers that protect America’s food supply, strengthen rural communities, and defend the nation’s agricultural security.
Read MoreHigh beef prices are likely to persist because rebuilding the U.S. cattle herd will take years, even if ranchers begin retaining more females now. UC Berkeley agricultural economics doctoral student Ilaria Dal Barco writes in Ag Data News that tight inventories, drought losses, and slow biological production continue limiting supplies.
Read MoreAlthough a mostly disorganized system while circulating in the Gulf, Tropical Storm Arthur produced historic rainfall and widespread flooding across portions of central Louisiana on June 18 and 19. That resulted in extensive damage to agricultural production and infrastructure to the tune of more than $112 million, according to a survey conducted by the LSU AgCenter.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Shrimp Task Force has announced that their upcoming meeting will be held locally in downtown Houma. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend.
The Task Force Meeting will take place Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library. The address is 151 Library Drive in Houma.
Read MoreH-2A agricultural employers have been awaiting the Department of Labor’s publication of the new H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs), and eager to hear how soon they would be required to update rates. Federal officials just released a public inspection copy of the new rates, which is set to be published in the Federal Register on Monday.
Read MoreAlmost across the board this past week, we were still seeing mostly (and many) young nymphs and few adults.
A new insecticide test just put out (7/31) on last year’s infested cane comparing imidacloprid impregnated potash, soil treatments, and foliar treatments. This field has previously been treated this year, but yellowing has increased dramatically in the past few weeks.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today applauded the release of farm bill text and notice of a Senate Ag markup for next week.
“When you look across the spectrum of agriculture, there is one piece of legislation that touches almost every farm in America, and that’s the farm bill, so it’s time for Congress to get it done.”
Read MoreIf you ask Denise Wright how she found her way into agricultural research and consulting, she won’t tell you it was part of some carefully planned career path. She’ll simply tell you she grew up in Bayou Jacque, loved being outdoors and loved agriculture.
Read MoreThe Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to mark up its farm bill next week, but Sen. Joni Ernst told Fox Business she does not expect the legislation to receive a Senate vote before the August recess.
Read MoreSouthern growers are just getting started on rice harvest and the numbers coming out of this season tell two very different stories at once: input costs are finally easing off their spring peaks, while a historic pullback in Arkansas rice acreage has pushed futures prices to levels not seen in years.
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