Government

February - January 2026

Weekly protein digest: USDA expands screwworm defense along Texas border

7 February 2026

10 minute read

USDA is shifting sterile fly operations closer to the US-Mexico border as a precaution against New World screwworm, underscoring heightened biosecurity vigilance across cattle farms

Trump heads to Iowa as farm belt unease tests support

Markets Policy Government

27 January 2026

2 minute read

Biofuel delays and weak hog, corn markets weigh on farmers

USDA encourages ag producers to prepare as winter storm Fern moves across US

Welfare Climate Weather

23 January 2026

3 minute read

The USDA is encouraging producers in the storm’s path to ready livestock, feed and crops and to familiarize themselves with their available disaster assistance programs