Key reports will be released at 11am CT today, China's PMI falls into contraction territory and Chinese crushing facilities close amid energy shortages...
Funding for the government will run out tomorrow night unless an agreement can be reached, a tropical cyclone strikes Indian crops at an inopportune time and CHS Inc. reports it has resumed exports from Louisiana...
Chip Flory of AgriTalk and Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer have a conversation with Paul Neiffer of CliftonLarsonAllen about potential future tax liabilities for farmers and ranchers.
China overlooks trade scuffle to import Aussie wheat, Argentine corn planting is off to an early start and biofuels groups urge the Biden administration not to lower RFS targets...
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the Biden administration's recently announced plans to protect workers and communities from extreme heat, his G-20 visit to Italy, Biden's tax plan, and support for biofuels...
Experts believe a bailout is likely for the beleaguered Chinese real estate firm, the Biden administration reopens international travel and the pork product market takes a dive...
Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and AgriTalk host Chip Flory discuss the southern border crisis, the latest on the battle over the infrastructure bill(s), and more...
House Democrats have detailed their proposed tax increases, nearly 50% of U.S. offshore oil production remains out of service and Canada’s cattle and swine herds are likely to contract...
Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and AgriTalk host Chip Flory talk infrastructure bill, Afghanistan, and President Biden's COVID-19 vaccination mandate...
American Farm Bureau Federation Managing Director for Public Policy Ryan Yates told Chip Flory on AgriTalk, "I don’t know how I can be more clear. This creates a new tax on hardworking farmers and ranchers."
Nearly 80% of U.S. crude production in the Gulf of Mexico remains offline, U.S. economic growth downshifts and August factory-gate prices in China rose dramatically...
The social infrastructure bill still faces hurdles, the House Agriculture Committee’s initial reconciliation package will include funding for ethanol infrastructure and the livestock markets take on a bearish tone...
Corn and wheat futures are under light pressure with soybeans mixed with a lower bias. Fat cattle futures are higher to open the week with feeders and lean hogs under pressure.
A major U.S. shipper will divert shipments away from New Orleans, China's PMI slips and an Arizona Judge struck down a Trump administration water rule...
The House passes the Budget resolution, shippers are reporting ongoing difficulties filling orders and timely rains fell in key areas of the Midwest...
The House continues to struggle to find consensus, Senate republicans believe rising RIN prices are to blame for rising gasoline prices and cattle futures got of to a strong start to the week...
Illinois yield results from day three of Pro Farmer's Crop Tour were impressive, Vilsack is expected to make a dairy aid announcement today and Biden vows to evacuate Americans and Afghans from embattled Afghanistan...
Scouts on day two of Crop Tour found eye popping corn yields, significant rainfall is forecast for the northern plains and Biden's approval rating plummets...
COVID-19 shutters a key Chinese port, House Democrats urge Speaker Pelosi to approve the bipartisan infrastructure package and home prices continued to soar in the second quarter...
Hot, humid weather continues over the Corn Belt, the $3.5 trillion spending package narrowly moves forward and GOP leaders weigh in on raising the debt ceiling...
Cordonnier holds crop estimates steady again, the Senate is expected to clear the physical infrastructure bill today and Yellen urges a debt ceiling increase...
Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and host Chip Flory discuss the highlights of last week in D.C. and look ahead to key votes and policy issues that matter most to farmers and ranchers.
China will release food stockpiles, anthrax has been detected in a North Dakota cattle herd and the infrastructure bill continues to encounter hurdles...
The United States makes its first arms sale to China, House leadership wants more climate related language in the physical infrastructure bill and President Biden will sign an executive order setting emissions targets...
World Weather Inc. pulls rainfall from the forecast, California bars farmers from using stream and river water and Mexico bans imports of Dominican pork...