Author Archives: Syndicated Content

2025 A Good Year For Northwest Canola
With so much focus on the struggle in farm country these days, it’s nice to hear about sector that are doing well. And this year, canola was one of those commodities. Continue reading…
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

Price At The Pump: Oil Falls Below $60 Per Barrel
For the past several weeks, even several months, oil prices have held fairly steady, remaining in the mid-$60 per barrel range. But, thanks to OPEC’s increased production, that trend is no more...
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

Farm Assistance, Trade Talks & A Shutdown
It will take Congress to replenish the Commodity Credit Corporation if that’s the course the administration takes to fund emergency farm aid growers need now. Continue reading…
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Oct 14, 2025

Jack Daniel’s Ending Program Providing Scraps To Local Farmers
Tennessee-based Jack Daniel’s is terminating a decades-long program that provided the company’s corn byproduct “slop” to local cattle farmers at low or no cost, allowing th...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Oct 14, 2025

Is A Lack Of A Butter Bounce Back Concerning?
The U.S. dairy markets haven’t seen the typical butter bounce as demand typically picks up ahead of the upcoming holiday season. Continue reading…
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

Beef Price-Fixing Lawsuit is Settled
Tyson Foods and Cargill will pay a combined $87.5 million in a settlement reached with the Consumer Indirect Purchaser plaintiffs in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that began in 2019. Continue reading&he...
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

New 100% Tariff On China by November?
The Chinese government announced it would curb critical mineral exports to countries like the United States, sparking an immediate response from the White House. Continue reading…
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

Tractor Sales Increase In September, While Combine Numbers Drop
According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers tractor sales, nationwide, were up 4% in September, compared to 2024's figures. Continue reading…
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

NGFA Out With Economic Impact Study
The U.S. grain and feed industry is a major driver of jobs and economic activity across rural America. That’s the message from a new study just released by the National Grain and Feed Associati...
Glenn Vaagen Oct 14, 2025

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.
ABC News: Top Stories Oct 14, 2025

