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USDA Preparing to Notify Landowners About New Base-Acre Expansion May 22, 2026
Landowners with acres potentially eligible to enroll as base acres for USDA commodity programs should get notifications sometime in the next month informing them about their eligibility. Richard Fordyce, USDA’s…
Op-Ed: Montana is at a Crossroads Between Preserving Agriculture and Managing Growth May 22, 2026
by Karli Johnson – Director of State Governmental Affairs, Montana Farm Bureau Federation Montana is at a crossroads. In agriculture, we are in the challenging position of trying to thread…
Unfair Trade Practices in Sugar Import Program Draws Congressional Attention May 22, 2026
America’s sugarbeet and sugarcane producers applaud Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Representatives Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL) and Troy Carter (D-LA-2) for leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter with more than…
Small Packers Rising, But Big Beef Still Runs the Show May 21, 2026
In 2025, total cattle slaughter was 29.252 million head, down 6.4% year over year and down 13.1% from the recent cyclical peak in 2022. Cattle slaughter in 2025 was at the…
Governor Gianforte Announces USDA Designates Drought in Montana Counties May 20, 2026
Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated ten Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. In a letter received from USDA Undersecretary…
Minnesota Cattle Producers Reject Proposed Beef Checkoff Increase May 19, 2026
Minnesota cattle producers have voted against a proposed increase to the state’s beef checkoff program, keeping the assessment at the current $1-per-head level. The proposal would have added a refundable…
Reactions to Confirmation of BLM Director Stevan Pearce May 19, 2026
Stevan Pearce was confirmed as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director this week in the Senate by a vote of 46 yea’s and 43 no’s. Pearce is a former…
USDA Risk Management Agency Announces Livestock Insurance Program Enhancements May 18, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a series of updates to improve insurance coverage through the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP)…
Today’s Grain Market Update May 18, 2026
After firm overnight trade early Tuesday, row-crop futures faded from early highs by the day session, still supported by the weekend’s bullish trade ideas but displaying caution as well given…
Time to Move on from the Choice/Select Spread? May 18, 2026
Over the past couple of weeks, the inversion of the Choice/Select spread has been a frequent topic in agricultural media. The concern is that when the spread is inverted, it…

Federal authorities unveil 15 indictments in sweeping Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota

Supreme Court declines Alabama appeal to execute intellectually disabled death row inmate

DOJ brings charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 plane shootdown

Two officers file lawsuit to challenge Trump administration’s $1.8B “Anti-Weaponization” fund