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Input Costs Get Corny

U.S. growers can do a lot of things well. Apparently, buying seed and chemistry cheaply is not one of them. Sticker shock: A new corn-grower analysis called Productive but Priced Out puts hard numbers behind a complaint producers have been making for years: the checkout lane looks different depending on which side of the equator you farm. The comparison looked at seed and crop protection costs in the U.S. and Brazil, which is a tidy way to ruin a perfectly good morning coffee

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Specialty Growers Feel the Heat

Specialty growers are adapting to extreme heat the usual way: earlier mornings, more shade and a weather forecast that gets stared at like it owes someone money. Heat harvest: Annie Woods, Kentucky specialty farmer, has been shifting squash and zucchini harvest into cooler morning and evening windows on her 50-acre farm. Shade tents help at farmers markets, but shade is not a business plan. It is a survival tactic with tent stakes. Crop chaos: Extreme heat does not arrive alo

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Beef Sales Get Overcooked

The weekly beef export sales sheet showed up with a number so big it needed its own squeeze chute. Big beef number: Net U.S. beef export sales for 2026 delivery hit 126,062 metric tons for the week ended June 25. That was a marketing-year high and almost 500% above the previous week. In a normal market, that would be the kind of demand signal that makes everyone stand up a little straighter. Paperwork pasture: Then the fine print walked in. Much of the jump appeared to come f

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Input Costs Get Corny

U.S. growers can do a lot of things well. Apparently, buying seed and chemistry cheaply is not one of them. Sticker shock: A new corn-grower analysis called Productive but Priced Out puts hard numbers behind a complaint producers have been making for years: the checkout lane looks different depending on which side of the equator you farm. The comparison looked at seed and crop protection costs in the U.S. and Brazil, which is a tidy way to ruin a perfectly good morning coffee

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Specialty Growers Feel the Heat

Specialty growers are adapting to extreme heat the usual way: earlier mornings, more shade and a weather forecast that gets stared at like it owes someone money. Heat harvest: Annie Woods, Kentucky specialty farmer, has been shifting squash and zucchini harvest into cooler morning and evening windows on her 50-acre farm. Shade tents help at farmers markets, but shade is not a business plan. It is a survival tactic with tent stakes. Crop chaos: Extreme heat does not arrive alo

Farming

3 days ago

Beef Sales Get Overcooked

The weekly beef export sales sheet showed up with a number so big it needed its own squeeze chute. Big beef number: Net U.S. beef export sales for 2026 delivery hit 126,062 metric tons for the week ended June 25. That was a marketing-year high and almost 500% above the previous week. In a normal market, that would be the kind of demand signal that makes everyone stand up a little straighter. Paperwork pasture: Then the fine print walked in. Much of the jump appeared to come f

Livestock

3 days ago

Input Costs Get Corny

U.S. growers can do a lot of things well. Apparently, buying seed and chemistry cheaply is not one of them. Sticker shock: A new corn-grower analysis called Productive but Priced Out puts hard numbers behind a complaint producers have been making for years: the checkout lane looks different depending on which side of the equator you farm. The comparison looked at seed and crop protection costs in the U.S. and Brazil, which is a tidy way to ruin a perfectly good morning coffee

Farming

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USDA Reorg Hits the Fence

USDA’s reorganization plan has reached the “please explain this to a judge” stage of government efficiency, which is always a comforting place for food, farms and rural programs to be. The plan: The department says its reorganization is meant to improve efficiency, streamline services and better support producers and the public. The lawsuit: A coalition of unions and nonprofits argues the plan is unlawful because Congress barred USDA from spending fiscal 2026 funds on reorgan

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French Flocks Get Fried

France’s poultry sector just got a terrible reminder that climate adaptation is not a buzzword. It is a barn-level emergency with feathers. Heat lamp, but worse: A late June heatwave killed hundreds of thousands of poultry and overwhelmed carcass collection in major production regions. That is the kind of sentence no farm manager wants to read before coffee. Record roast: The weather was not just uncomfortable. Some areas saw hottest days since national records began in 1947,

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Oregon’s Animal Rights Bill Gets in the Pen

Oregon farmers and ranchers may soon have to explain everyday animal care to voters, lawyers and anyone else who has never castrated a calf before breakfast. Signature shuffle: Supporters of Initiative Petition 28, also called the PEACE Act, submitted 142,784 signatures, more than the 117,173 needed before verification. If enough signatures survive the sorting pen, the measure could reach Oregon voters this November. The bill: The draft ballot title says the measure would cri

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