USDA Report Shows Fast Corn, Soybean Progress Across Plains and Midwest (May 27, 2026)
North Platte, NEB – Farmers across the Midwest and Plains continued an aggressive planting pace last week, with corn and soybean progress in many states […]
Articles by Derek Beck
Kansas Net Farm Income Surges in 2025, Fueled by Strong Yields, Beef Prices, Government Program Payments
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Strong crop yields, historically high beef prices and substantial government payments pushed Kansas net farm income to unexpectedly high levels in 2025, […]
Territorial Rodeo Update: Memorial Day Weekend brings major rodeo action across the region
Memorial Day weekend brings a busy slate of rodeo action across the country, with several major stops offering big money and major movement in the […]
Trump Defends Chinese Purchases of US Farmland
WASHINGTON — Newsweek’s Jesus Mesa reported that “President Donald Trump defended Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland during a trip to Beijing (last) week, arguing that restricting foreign […]
More Than 1,700 Union Workers Locked Out by Cargill After Contract Rejection in Fort Morgan, Colorado
By Tracy Ross and Tamara Chuang/Colorado Sun A day after rejecting Cargill Meat Solutions “last, best and final offer,” more than 1,700 union workers employed […]
North Dakota Ranchers Face Potential Forage Shortage
FARGO, N.D. — Spring conditions are creating challenges for ranchers in the 2026 grazing season. Below-average temperatures have delayed cool-season forage growth. According to the U.S. […]
Western Nebraska Drought and Freeze Affecting Wheat This and Next Year
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Wheat has had a tough season. Planting in the fall of 2025 started in a drought, with little rain and almost no […]
Response Update to Pseudorabies in Iowa Swine Herd
RIVERDALE, Md. — Following the April 30, 2026, confirmation of pseudorabies in a small commercial herd in Iowa, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […]
Territorial Rodeo Update: PRCA Top 5 standings shuffle as summer run approaches
The PRCA world standings are shifting as the summer rodeo season begins to build momentum. With seven straight weeks of rodeos ahead before the Fourth […]
Corn Growers Fight for Transparency, Competition in Fertilizer Market
WASHINGTON — Corn growers continue to raise alarms about high fertilizer costs, including during a hearing on fertilizer affordability today before the Senate Agriculture Committee. […]