USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop Farmers
(Washington, D.C., May 29, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue
Markets Pulled Between Weather, Trade, and Geopolitics
Pressure in corn and soybeans came from a combination of favorable Midwest weather, a firmer U.S. dollar, and some profit-taking after recent rallies. Traders continue to monitor geopolitical headlines, but today the focus shifted back toward improving
Friday, May 29th, 2026 Program
The trend was lower on Friday across the grain and livestock trade (the lone exception being soybean oil) as it appeared funds and algo traders took more profit out of the markets ahead of the weekend. As
Ambassador Jamieson Greer: Trade theory must catch up with tariffs, industrial policy, and the costs of globalization
WASHINGTON — Ambassador Jamieson Greer published an article in the June issue of the International Monetary Fund’s Finance & Development Magazine calling for the economics profession to revisit its assumptions and develop models that capture what matters to the real economy—including
Responsible Weight Limit Proposal Advances to Ease Grain Hauling Costs for Farmers
Lawmakers are advancing a transportation proposal that agricultural groups say could reduce grain hauling costs and ease supply chain congestion for farmers across the country. An amendment introduced by Dusty Johnson was added to the BUILD America