AgDay Podcast

AgDay 10/26/26

U.S. government assistance to farmers is expected to reach a record $55.4 billion in 2026 as producers continue to feel the impact of tariffs and elevated input costs tie

AgDay 10/23/26

The White House administration rolls out a $1.3 billion investment to shore up America’s fertilizer industry, plus a case of New World Screwworm is discovered in an elk o

AgDay 10/22/26

Farm Journal continues its look at Ag Vote 2026 with a preview focusing on the prominent voices for agriculture wrapping up their tenure in Congress. Plus, we take a look

AgDay 10/21/26

While on the midterm campaign trail in Kansas, the President said USDA would provide relief to farmers squeezed by soaring diesel prices. USDA will tap into Commodity Cre

AgDay 10/20/26

Diesel prices remain persistently high, with the national average on Monday at $6.32, according to AAA, down just over 20 cents from the record high of $6.53 set on Sept.

AgDay 10/19/26

We are two weeks away from the mid-term elections and agriculture has plenty at stake. From the cost of fuel and fertilizer to the future of the farm bill, tariffs and tr

AgDay 10/16/26

The ARC and PLC farm program payment rates for 2025 have finally been released. Farmers have been waiting since Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill for this critic

AgDay 10/15/26

On Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the release of the proposed rule, Reallocation of Additional 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions. As we reported in August,

AgDay 10/14/26

This week's Crop Progress Report puts the corn harvest at 33%, six percentage points behind the five-year average but a 10-point improvement from last week. Farmers in no

AgDay 10/13/26

Farmers are questioning how Nebraska's corn yield estimate jumped 11 bushels per acre from September to October, helping push the national average to a record 181.2 bushe

AgDay 10/12/26

USDA provided a huge gut punch to the corn market on Friday with its yield forecast in the October crop production and WASDE Report. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

AgDay 10/09/26

Yield is clearly the focus of Friday's WASDE report, especially given the impact of September's record rainfall in states such as Iowa. Average trade estimates remain som

AgDay 10/08/26

September's excessive rainfall has delayed soybean harvest across the western Corn Belt. Iowa is running 33% behind normal, while Nebraska is lagging by 25%. The wet cond

AgDay 10/07/26

The president’s executive order on emergency tax relief for diesel fuel eases restrictions on the use of red-dyed diesel, which is exempt from the federal excise tax, in

AgDay 10/06/26

There has already been some relief in diesel prices following the release of emergency diesel stocks over the next four months. While prices have at least stopped rising,

AgDay 10/05/26

It's not just Iowa, many areas of the western Corn Belt have been hit by record rains the last month as a result of El Nino driven weather patterns. Not only has the exce

AgDay 10/02/26

While many important Titles of the farm bill were handled in the One Big Beautiful Bill there are some key titles that expired and need renewal. Chairs of the House and S

AgDay 10/01/26

The Secretary of State stops at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. An Illinois dairy family wins a prestigious award at the Expo — and that award is extra specia

AgDay 09/30/26

The American Soybean Association expressed disappointment that U.S. soybeans did not see the cut in China's 10% reciprocal tariffs like other ag goods. So far China has b

AgDay 09/29/26

Details on the deal with China released: China did cut the 10% reciprocal tariffs on all ag goods, even soybean products like meal and oil. However, soybeans were notably