Tag: corn
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USDA Announces $8 Billion in Harvest Fuel Relief
WASHINGTON — USDA plans to provide $8 billion in one-time payments to farmers through a new Harvest Fuel Relief program aimed at offsetting a portion of increased production costs and losses during the 2026 crop year. President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the program Oct. 19. USDA says the assistance is intended…
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USDA Reports Pressure Corn Prices, Raise Yield Outlook
WASHINGTON — Higher corn and soybean production estimates are adding pressure to grain markets following the release of USDA’s October 9 Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports. The biggest surprise came in corn, where USDA increased its projected national average yield to 181.2 bushels per acre, up 2.7 bushels from September.…
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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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Survey Finds Corn and Soybean Growers Still Under Pressure
WASHINGTON — Higher corn and soybean prices have eased some concerns, but many growers say production costs continue to squeeze their margins, according to a new survey released by the National Corn Growers Association and American Soybean Association. Farm Journal surveyed 1,200 corn and soybean growers for the report. Nearly two-thirds said they were moderately…
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Missouri Soybean Group Warns on RFS Exemptions
Proposed refinery exemptions could cut biodiesel demand and cost soybean farmers nearly $1 billion JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri soybean leaders are asking President Donald Trump to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard as the Environmental Protection Agency considers additional exemptions for small oil refineries. The Missouri Soybean Association says expanded small refinery exemptions could weaken…
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Illinois Farm Support Program Becomes FARM SOS
CARBONDALE, Ill. — A statewide program providing confidential mental health services to Illinois farm families has adopted a new name and launched a new website. The Farm Family Resource Initiative is now FARM SOS. The change gives the seven-year-old program a shorter name that more clearly describes its purpose. FARM SOS began as a pilot…