Friday, May 16th, 2025 Podcast

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We saw the markets, for the most part, stabilize on Friday with some lower action in the grain trade while cattle found support into the weekend. How come this corn market can’t seem to rally right now?

EPA Sends RVO Proposal to the White House

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(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a proposed rule setting the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into their fuel starting next year. Reuters says the White House must sign off on

Hard Red Wheat Tour Wraps Up in Kansas

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The 2025 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on May 15. During the three days of wheat scouting, tour participants traveled six routes from Manhattan to Colby to Wichita and back to

NCGA Launches Annual Yield Contest

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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) proudly kicked off the 61st annual Yield Contest today. For six decades, this landmark event has celebrated the ingenuity, resilience, and drive of America’s corn growers—those who continuously push the limits of what’s possible

NASS Releases 2024 County Corn and Soybean Yields

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The National Agricultural Statistics Service released the 2024 county yield estimates for corn and soybeans. Following typical patterns, corn and soybean yields were highest in the Midwest Corn Belt region and south into the Mississippi Delta. Counties

U.S. Senators Weigh in on Farm Bill

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As planting picks up across the country, so does producer frustration—especially when it comes to Washington’s silence on the next farm bill. The current extension is running out of time, and many in farm country are growing