Tag: ag news
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Missouri Records Hottest September in State History
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri experienced its hottest September on record in 2026, with temperatures running more than eight degrees above normal and drought conditions continuing to affect farmers and livestock producers across much of the southern part of the state. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Missouri’s average temperature for September reached 77…
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Iowa Farm Groups Back EPA Biofuel Proposal
JOHNSTON, Iowa — Iowa’s leading corn and soybean organizations are supporting a new Environmental Protection Agency proposal aimed at protecting renewable fuel demand and strengthening domestic markets for agricultural commodities. The proposal would require the full reallocation of renewable fuel volumes affected by small refinery exemptions granted for 2025 under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard.…
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USDA Projects $13.8 Billion in Farm Safety Net Payments
USDA expects to issue about $13.8 billion in gross payments through its Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2025 crop year. The department says that would be the largest annual payout since Congress established the programs in the 2014 Farm Bill. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the projected payments Oct. 7.…
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Farmers Question Relief From Dyed Diesel Order
Farmers and trucking groups say President Donald Trump’s executive order expanding access to dyed diesel could offer some savings on highway fuel use but will do little to offset the sharp increase in diesel costs. The order provides temporary federal penalty relief and a potential tax deferral for highway use of diesel normally reserved for…
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UFARM Takes Peoples Company Name
LINCOLN, Neb. — United Farm and Ranch Management is now operating as Peoples Company, bringing the nearly century-old business under the name of the Iowa-based firm that acquired it in January 2025. The name change took effect Oct. 2. The former UFARM team will continue serving landowners in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota.…
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Show-Me-Select Heifer Sale Set for Nov. 20
About 200 spring calving bred heifers will be offered Nov. 20 during the Southwest Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sale at Joplin Regional Stockyards. The sale begins at 7 p.m. at the stockyards at 10131 Cimarron Road in Carthage. Twelve consignors are expected to offer certified heifers with projected calving dates from late January through April…