USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Monday, May 23, 2022 4:02PM CDT
U.S. farmers logged another productive week last week, pushing corn planting to near the three-fourths completion mark and soybean planting to the halfway point despite widespread rains across the country.
Biden Kicks Off Asian Trade Talks
Monday, May 23, 2022 3:14PM CDT
Biden formally kicked off talks on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on Monday with leaders from 12 other countries. Agricultural groups have been looking for trade talks that reduce tariffs and increase market access, but these negotiations will not touch on some of those subjects.
Texas Judge Arrested on Cattle Theft
Monday, May 23, 2022 1:25PM CDT
Loving County, Texas, judge and rancher Skeet Lee Jones was arrested along with three other men and charged in an alleged cattle-theft operation in southwest Texas.
Cash Market Moves
Monday, May 23, 2022 11:41AM CDT
Nonstop rain and overland flooding in parts of North Dakota and Minnesota are dampening the hopes of farmers wanting to get all their intended wheat, durum and other crops planted.