Friday, December 5th, 2025 Podcast
Grain markets struggled into the first weekend of December with soybeans leading the way lower, even as Chinese sales were reported for soybeans on Friday morning. Are we already getting into the holiday blues for these grain
Markets prep for WASDE with a quiet Friday trade
A quieter end-of-week trade across the markets as the focus now shifts to next Tuesday’s WASDE report. China stepped back in for more U.S. beans today, though traders remain cautious, watching closely to see when those shipments
USDA to Expand Crop Insurance Access for Farmers and Ranchers, Boosting the Farm Safety Net
(Washington, D.C., December 5, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced major updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, modernizing long-standing policies, and expanding access to critical risk protection beginning with
Commissioner Sid Miller Praises FDA Approval of First-of-Its-Kind Topical Treatment to Combat New World Screwworm
AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for granting conditional approval of Exzolt Cattle-CA1, the first topical drug ever approved in the United States to treat and control both New
Coca-Cola waiting to innovate in dairy
ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. may expand into different countries, categories and packaging sizes with its dairy protein products once more capacity comes online, said James Quincey, chief executive officer, on Dec. 2 at the Morgan Stanley
USDA launches centralized New World Screwworm website
USDA is launching a unified New World Screwworm (NWS) website to centralize information on the government’s “aggressive, whole-of-government response” to the parasitic flies. While NWS has not crossed into the United States, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health
Risk Management Agency Removes 5 Percent Prevent Plant Buy-Up Coverage
The day after Thanksgiving, November 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the removal of the 5 percent prevented planting buy-up coverage option many South Dakota farmers rely on and purchase each year