Jesse Allen

The U.S. soybean harvest will soon finish with expected record yields. South American farmers are already working on the 2024-2025 planting season, and Farmdoc Daily says Argentina may see its largest soybean acreage expansion in more than a decade.

(FARGO, ND) — Corn and soybean harvest is nearing the finish line while winter wheat conditions are off to one of the worst starts in recent history.

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The USDA says grain and soybean inspections were lower week to week during the seven days ending on October 24. Corn assessments were reported at 823,664 metric tons, down from one million tons from the previous week. The agency says that’s still above the 541,000 tons inspected during the same week a year ago.

(WASHINGTON D.C) — USDA and the Oregon Department of Agriculture have confirmed the first case of H5N1 avian flu in swine on Wednesday. The positive case was found in a backyard farming operation in Crook County, Oregon that had a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine.

The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, the National Chicken Council, the National Turkey Federation, and United Egg Producers have released an economic impact study of the poultry industry. The report highlights the positive impact the industry has on jobs, wages, and federal and state revenue in the U.S. The study breaks down the industry into three categories: broilers, turkey, and eggs.

Reports say agricultural companies like Cargill and Bunge are slowing their soybean purchases due to uncertainty over U.S. biofuels policy.

The USDA is issuing payments this week to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters. The assistance includes $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton and over $92 million for livestock producers nationwide who have faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses due to 2022 qualifying drought and wildfire events.

West Des Moines, Iowa – Throughout September, The Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation’s Power Snack program distributed 24,000 pork sticks and 96,000 ham and bread coupons to 83 school districts in Iowa. In total, this investment worth $1 million will impact over 25,000 students and families in Iowa Select Farms’ “Homegrown Iowa” communities, where Iowa Select employees live and work.

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