The No. 7 article of DTN's Top Ag Stories of 2025 revisits how the Trump administration used its DOGE initiative to slash government spending and eliminate staff. Agriculture and farmers were in the middle of the fallout as contracts were canceled or checks delayed while thousands of employees left USDA.
Southeast cattle producers faced a wet spring preventing hay production, then summer drought. Variable weather continues with winter cover crop grazing planned and a warmer spring forecast.
No. 8 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of the Year focuses on how New World screwworm prevention is the focus of the livestock industry, while the closest case during the year was 70 miles from the U.S. border.
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Warm temperatures continue for much of the U.S. Widespread precipitation, strong winds for the West Coast, and rain showers for the Midwest. » More DTN Weather Commentary
