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Red Meat Brings in the Bacon for Corn & Soy

It may not always be top of mind, but exporting corn and soybeans via beef and pork is an ace in the hole for American ag. A new study by the Juday Group shows red meat exports bring home the bacon for corn and soybean farmers. Beef and pork exports = demand for corn and soybeans for feed = a win-win for farmers. By the 2025 numbers: Corn producers saw $2.18B in market value from red meat exports Soybean farmers saw $1B Red meat exports led to usage of 500M bushels of co

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Red Meat Brings in the Bacon for Corn & Soy

It may not always be top of mind, but exporting corn and soybeans via beef and pork is an ace in the hole for American ag. A new study by the Juday Group shows red meat exports bring home the bacon for corn and soybean farmers. Beef and pork exports = demand for corn and soybeans for feed = a win-win for farmers. By the 2025 numbers: Corn producers saw $2.18B in market value from red meat exports Soybean farmers saw $1B Red meat exports led to usage of 500M bushels of co

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USDA’s Great Seed Shuffle

Two nationally important seed banks could be relocated under USDA’s proposed 2027 budget. Seedling HQ: The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility in Urbana, Illinois, is an agricultural research hub that supports innovation in crop yields, plant genetics, and disease resistance. The live archive: Located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the facility connects the genetic heritage of corn and soy with researchers across the world. Frozen in time: Seeds

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Corn Cheers, Soybeans Slam E15 Bill

Corn growers and the ethanol industry cleared a major milestone. Win turns to clash: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow for year-round sales of E15. The bill would allow voluntary sales—not a mandate—of gasoline containing up to 15% ethanol. Biofuel and farm groups applauded lawmakers for passing the bill. But not all ag groups are celebrating. Controversy emerged last week after the American Soybean Association was quoted by Agri-Pulse saying

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Red Meat Brings in the Bacon for Corn & Soy

It may not always be top of mind, but exporting corn and soybeans via beef and pork is an ace in the hole for American ag. A new study by the Juday Group shows red meat exports bring home the bacon for corn and soybean farmers. Beef and pork exports = demand for corn and soybeans for feed = a win-win for farmers. By the 2025 numbers: Corn producers saw $2.18B in market value from red meat exports Soybean farmers saw $1B Red meat exports led to usage of 500M bushels of co

Livestock

19 hours ago

USDA’s Great Seed Shuffle

Two nationally important seed banks could be relocated under USDA’s proposed 2027 budget. Seedling HQ: The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility in Urbana, Illinois, is an agricultural research hub that supports innovation in crop yields, plant genetics, and disease resistance. The live archive: Located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the facility connects the genetic heritage of corn and soy with researchers across the world. Frozen in time: Seeds

Crops

19 hours ago

Corn Cheers, Soybeans Slam E15 Bill

Corn growers and the ethanol industry cleared a major milestone. Win turns to clash: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow for year-round sales of E15. The bill would allow voluntary sales—not a mandate—of gasoline containing up to 15% ethanol. Biofuel and farm groups applauded lawmakers for passing the bill. But not all ag groups are celebrating. Controversy emerged last week after the American Soybean Association was quoted by Agri-Pulse saying

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China Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on Beef and Pork

It was only a matter of time… before retaliatory tariffs imposed by China would hit U.S. beef and pork exports.

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May 8, 2025

E15 In Time for Summer

‘Tis the season! … for the EPA to approve E15 usage across the nation for the summer. It’s becoming a bit of an annual tradition. The emergency waiver goes into effect May 1. E15 an emergency? According to Todd Neeley of the Progressive Farmer, Biden’s EPA finalized a rule on February 22, 2024, allowing eight Midwestern states to permanently sell E15 year-round with delayed implementation to April 28, 2025.

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May 8, 2025

RIP: Rest in Paying off Your Taxes

Living is expensive, but so is dying. (Whoa, getting dark in here.) Truly, losing a loved one is a dark enough time… then the IRS comes knocking nine months later to ask for money from someone no longer with us. *Pretends to not be home* ‘Til death and beyond do us part: The estate tax, aka, “death” tax, is one of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set to expire Dec. 31 this year.

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