
Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Action to Restore Whole Milk in Schools
AFBF President Zippy Duvall on Thursday applauded Senate passage of the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. “This is a win-win for kids and dairy farmers because the nutritional benefits of whole milk are

White House Moving Toward Biofuels Blending Resolution
The White House has held separate meetings with oil refiners and biofuel producers as it works to resolve a long-standing dispute over U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Biofuels-news.com reports the talks focus

Thanksgiving by the Numbers: Families Pay More While Farmers Earn Less
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) today released the annual Thanksgiving Edition of the “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar,” revealing stark inequities in America’s food system. Farmers continue to receive only pennies on the dollar for foods typically

Pork Exports Remain Strong in August; Beef Decline Continues; Lamb Exports Trend Higher
USDA has released August red meat export data, which was delayed due to the lengthy government shutdown. As compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), August data showed a relatively strong performance for U.S. pork exports

Macro Trade Day in the Markets
Macro Trade Day in the Markets — where the Fed’s interest rate tone is weighing on trader sentiment, China steps in with additional soybean purchases, the dollar continues to move the needle on competitiveness, and export opportunities

ACE Urges CARB to Move Quickly on E15 Implementation in California
Sioux Falls, SD – The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) calling for swift implementation guidance for E15 following CARB’s Oct. 14 Scoping Workshop on E15 Use in California. Current regulations