USDA released its July Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports on Friday.
Montana ranchers Tristan and Shaylyn Stark cut, rake, and bale hay each summer, stockpiling roughly 800 bales to feed their cattle through winter.
USDA finalized remaining OBBB farm safety-net changes, expanding livestock disaster assistance, increasing predator loss payments and updating cotton, sugar and specialty crop programs.
The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require cancer warning labels on pesticide products containing more than 100 active ingredients.
John Deere settled with the Federal Trade Commission and five states, requiring the company to provide independent repair shops and equipment owners nationwide with full access to its repair tools and resources.
DTN tracked mostly lower retail fertilizer prices for the week of the last few days of June and first few days of July 2026, with urea leading four nutrients to significant declines. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
A study released by the National Corn Growers Association spotlights that U.S. corn farmers paid an average of 68% more for seed than Brazilian growers from 2023 through 2025, while U.S. growers also paid substantially more for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.
U.S. cattle groups are united to urge USTR to remove the exemption for Brazilian beef from proposed 25% tariffs, arguing it undermines efforts to hold Brazil accountable for illegal deforestation and unfair trade practices.
Corn was rated 67% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated 64% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, July 5. Winter wheat harvest reached 59% complete.
USDA announced $500 million of CCC funds to support fertilizer infrastructure and domestic production using redirected funds and new investment incentives.
