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Agricultural Stories For 9/22/26
Companies
K-State Western Star Global Grain and Food Center Opens
Federal Judge Rules Against Some SNAP Restrictions
ADM to Enter CO2 Removal Market on Credits Generated at Nebraska Ethanol Plant
Unloved Brands Offloaded by Big Food Are a Tasty Snack for Startups, PE Firms
JBS Embraces Protein Trend with Branch-Out of Genu-in Subsidiary
Butterball Sanitation Workers in North Carolina Vote to Join Union
Grocery Inflation is Easing But Relief May Be Temporary
Smithfield Foods Reflects on 90-Year Legacy
IGA Partners on Seattle Food Desert Initiative
Carl's Jr. Goes After Burger King in New 'Stealing the Crown' Diss Marketing Campaign
Holiday Spending Expected to Rise 4.8% Despite Value-Seeking
Watchlist
Finstad: Senate "Twiddling Their Thumbs" on Farm Bill
USDA Ends Checkoff Funding for Climate, Carbon and ESG Initiatives
China Hasn't Met Pledge to Increase US Ag Purchases, Except for Soybeans
Trump: US Working on Deal to Purchase Potash from Belarus
Australian Rendering Industry Launches Sustainability Framework
Is China Ready to Load Up Its Plate with US Ag?
Rising Freight Costs Reshape US-Brazil Soybean Export Competition
"Ring of Fire" Pattern Fuels Historic September Rain, Stalls Harvest Across Corn Belt
Vance Rallies Iowa Republicans, Says Trump's Trade Policies Benefit Farmers
California Farming's Cautionary Tale for the Midwest
Beef
New Power of Yield Calculator Puts Real-Time Dollars on Red Meat Yield
A Slower Pace of Slaughter Lowers Production Outlook
Oregon State University Study Highlights Wildfire Smoke's Hidden Impact on Cattle Performance
Iowa Cattlemen Chart a Path Through "Unprecedented" Volatility
USMEF Ramping Up Efforts to Reintroduce US Beef in Saudi Arabia
Argentina Sees Brief Window for Beef Sales to China
Cattle Rally on Record Low Placements, Will It Attract Fund Buying?
How Smart Tech Is Reshaping Today's Cattle Ranches
Soaring Transportation Expenses Are Putting Additional Financial Pressure on Cattle Producers
Pork
Pork Traded Value for Volume; Now It Needs a New Playbook
PIC Adds Marcos Lopes as Technical Director in Brazil
Pork Producers Plead for Proposition 12 'Fix' as Lawmakers Make Progress on Farm Bill
Weaner Pig Breakeven at $10.44, Down $4.52 From Last Week
Low-Cost Swine Trailer Wash and Disinfection Reduces PEDv and Delta-CoV Risk
Students Use AI to Tackle Heat Stress in Hogs
Industry-First High Air Flow MERV 16 Filter Now Available for Swine Operations
More Value, Less Waste: How Circular Nutrition Connects Sustainability and Swine Performance
Hog Markets Slide as Pork Values Weaken and Feed Costs Remain Elevated
Laura Bruner Honored with 2026 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award
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