Tag: Agriculture
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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…
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Startup develops cattle feed additive to reduce methane
A biotechnology startup led by an Illinois native is developing a cattle feed additive aimed at reducing methane emissions while improving digestion and feed efficiency. Hoofprint Biome co-founder and CEO Kathryn Polkoff says the company is working with enzymes and probiotics that target the microbial activity in a cow’s digestive system. The goal is to…
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Courtney Knupp Takes Leadership of Soybean Checkoff
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Courtney Knupp began work Oct. 1 as chief executive officer of the United Soybean Board, bringing nearly two decades of agricultural policy, trade and market development experience to the organization overseeing the national soybean checkoff. USB’s farmer board ratified her appointment in July. She most recently served as director of global…