2024 Cash Rents Hit Some Record High Levels
Illinois farmers are paying record-high cash rents this year, and they aren’t the only ones. USDA’s annual cash rent survey puts Illinois’ average at $269 per acre for non-irrigated cropland. It’s the third consecutive record-breaking year. A
Food Price Index Slightly Lower in August
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says its Food Price Index stood at 120.7 points in August, down marginally from July. Decreases in the price indexes for sugar, meat, and cereals outweighed increases for those in
Human Bird Flu Case Not Linked to Animal Exposure
Over the weekend, Missouri officials identified a person sick with bird flu despite having no known contact with animals. Farm Policy News from the University of Illinois says this is the first case of the virus this
Growth Energy Seeks Court Rehearing on Refinery Exemption Decisions
WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, filed two petitions for rehearing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit regarding the Court’s decision – unsealed in August – on small refinery exemptions (SREs) under
RFA, Other Petitioners File Initial Brief in Lawsuit Over EPA’s Tailpipe Standards
In a detailed brief submitted late Friday to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Renewable Fuels Association and 55 other parties argued that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully exceeded its statutory authority and acted arbitrarily and capriciously
31 Groups Ask USTR for Help To Strengthen US Beef Supply Chain
BILLINGS, Mont. – Today, 31 cattle, farm, rural, manufacturing, and consumer groups sent a joint letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai requesting her help to restore mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. The letter precedes
Farm Sector Profits Still Falling, But Not as Fast
The farm sector profits are forecast to fall this year, but the outlook is not as bleak now as it was in February according to the latest data from USDA’s Economic Research Service. Carrie Litkowski is a
Beef Promotion Operating Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2025 Checkoff Plan of Work
DENVER, Colo. (Sept. 9, 2024) – The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) will invest approximately $38 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications during fiscal 2025, subject to USDA approval. In