Rollins Touts New Fertilizer Projects
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 4:03PM CDT
In their efforts to show the Trump administration is focused on bringing down fertilizer prices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins led another press event on Tuesday at USDA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to tout the permitting for CF Industries' Blue Point ammonia project in Louisiana.
Rural Resilience - 4
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 6:10AM CDT
Facing tight margins and staff shortages, some rural hospitals are determined to write their own survival stories.
Rain Brings Relief; Plains in Crisis
Monday, May 18, 2026 5:53PM CDT
Pasture and range conditions remain highly variable across the U.S., with the upper Midwest showing strong conditions, while Nebraska and surrounding states struggle severely amid drought and wildfire damage.
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Monday, May 18, 2026 3:57PM CDT
Corn was 76% planted, soybeans were 67% planted and winter wheat was rated 27% good to excellent as of Sunday, May 17, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.