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Agricultural Stories For 12/16/25
Companies
Tyson and Cargill Indirect Purchaser Settlements Preliminarily Approved
BASF Sets Course for Independent Agriculture Company by 2027
The Elusive Dream of Rock-Bottom Interest Rates
Colorado Nearly 18 Months Late Deciding Pollution Permit for Cargill Meatpacking in Fort Morgan
Tractor Sales Down Nearly 20% as Combine Sales Post Even Bigger Drop
Land O'Lakes Donates $1 Million Toward Rural Hunger During Holidays
Doritos, Quaker Oats & the Future of Farming
World's Top 30 Food-Tech Companies Revealed
Watchlist
Will Congressional Inaction Force Farmers to Choose Between Health Insurance and Their Farm Budget?
How Does Autonomous Machinery Stack Up Against Labor Costs on Midwest Row Crop Farms?
Producers and Veterinarians Are Taking Back Agriculture's Story Online
Quarterly Economic Condition Report for US Agriculture
As Corn Farmers Face Tight Margins, One Policy Solution Gains Urgency
Trump Administration Unlikely to Finalize 2026 Biofuel Quotas This Year, Sources Say
House Passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Low River Levels Slow Soybean Traffic Toward the Gulf
Property Rights Pressure Rises Across Rural America
USDA to Update Expanding Access to Risk Protection with Final Rule
USDA Confirms Wisconsin's First Dairy Cattle Case of Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu
Beef
High Beef Prices: "If You Want to Help, Stop Trying to Help"
Cash Cattle Market Is Likely Done Rallying Until After the New Year
Cattle Prices: Up or Down From Here?
Cattle Hold Uptrend After Correcting with CA Plant Closure a Non-Event
With US Beef Slaughter Down, Consumer Prices Likely to Remain High
In the Cattle Markets: Fundamentals & Perspective - The Glass Can Be Half Full
Ranchers Adjust Herds as Drought Stretches Into Another Year Across Northern Plains
COOL: Gettin' 'Real and Honest'
Texas Finds Invasive Pasture Mealybug
Why Do I Have So Many Open Cows?
Prebiotics Strengthen Beef Cattle's Immunity in Cold Weather
Pork
US Pork Thrives in Mexico; Beef Exports Hit China Roadblock
NPPC: A USMCA Extension Benefits US Agriculture
Mexico Opens Trade Investigations Into Some US Pork Imports
Steady Pork Exports in September: An Encouraging Sign for Trade
Spain Confirms 3 More Wild Boar Deaths From African Swine Fever
NPPC Capital Update: House Advances Clean Water Act Reforms; Lawmakers Warn on Vitamin Supply Risks
Protect Our Market for a Bright Future
SHIC Reports Higher PRRS and PED Activity, Lower Influenza A Levels
Weaner Pig Breakeven at $74.67, Up $5.66 from Last Week
Nebraska Pork Producers to Donate 2,000 Pounds of Pork This Holiday Season
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