Category: Ag News
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Hay Supplies Still Strong But Drought Raises Concerns
Hay inventories across the country are still sitting in relatively solid shape heading into summer, but worsening dry conditions in major cattle regions are keeping many livestock producers on edge. New numbers from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service show May 1 hay stocks came in just over 3 percent below one year ago. Even with…
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Trump Comments Spark New Debate Over Chinese Owned Farmland
Comments from President Donald Trump are stirring fresh debate across farm country after the president defended Chinese purchases of American farmland during a recent visit to Beijing. Speaking during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump argued that banning foreign buyers from the farmland market could hurt U.S. farmers financially by reducing land…
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Stink Bugs Expanding Across Missouri Soybean Fields
Missouri soybean growers may need to spend more time scouting fields this summer as new research from the University of Missouri shows stink bugs are now widespread across the state’s soybean acres. Researchers with MU Extension surveyed 316 commercial soybean fields during the 2024 and 2025 growing seasons and collected more than 2,700 stink bugs…
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FDA Clears Emergency Screwworm Drug Use
Federal regulators have approved emergency use of an injectable drug to help producers battle the growing New World screwworm threat across multiple livestock species. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an Emergency Use Authorization for Dectomax and Dectomax CA1, a doramectin injectable solution sponsored by Zoetis. The authorization allows the product to be used…
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Dry Spring Raises Forage Concerns Across North Dakota
North Dakota ranchers are beginning to brace for potential forage shortages as dry weather and slow pasture growth continue across much of the state heading into summer grazing season. Extension specialists say below normal precipitation and cooler than average temperatures this spring have delayed forage development on both pasture and hay ground, raising concerns about…
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USDA Expands Livestock Coverage Options
Cattle and livestock producers will see several updates to federal insurance programs beginning with the 2027 coverage year after USDA approved a round of changes aimed at expanding protection options and updating policy rules. The changes impact Livestock Risk Protection, Livestock Gross Margin, and Dairy Revenue Protection programs administered through USDA’s Risk Management Agency. For…