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Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.
Corn, David Murray, Soybeans

Market ‘whiplash’ as USDA sticks by corn export numbers

Corn exports show increase as market reacts with ‘whiplash’ following the September WASDE report, David Murray writes. Read More

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)
Ag News, Corn, Cotton, Cotton, Crops, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Other Crops, Soybeans, Wheat

NASS: Corn planted acreage up 5% from 2024, soybean acreage down 4% from last year

The center pivot irrigation system at the Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will be one of the topics discussed at this year’s Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day in Eva. The Aug. 31 event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil moisture monitoring and managing spider mites in corn. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)
Ag News, Corn, Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain Sorghum, Hay Range Pasture, Other Crops, State Crop Reports, Weather, Wheat

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 25, 2025



The corn crop is shaping up well across the state in areas that received recent rains. While prices are strong now, they are not expected to remain as high as they are under market pressures. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 11, 2025

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Few changes for corn, soybeans in WASDE

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Cattle herd shrinks, prices go higher

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

U.S. cattle inventory down 1%

Cattle on feed reported a 1% drop, according to USDA

Storage silos (Photo: Alissa Weece)

High Plains grain storage highly under-utilized

Southwest Pork Chops. (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock/Family Features.)

United States hog inventory up 1%

A small piglet in the farm. Swine in a stall. Shallow depth of field portrait of young pig in the farm.

United States hog inventory up slightly