USDA Reports Preview
Friday, November 6, 2026 1:10PM CST
After weeks of falling grain prices, traders look to USDA's November reports for possible market support, with corn and soybean production, export demand and global wheat trade among the key factors to watch.
Caution to Ag Bankers Over Ad Hoc Aid
Friday, November 6, 2026 10:59AM CST
If there were a repeated theme at the American Bankers Association Agricultural Bankers Conference, it's uncertainty about the level of ad hoc government payments to producers and what it looks like for farmers when those payments stop.
Ag Leaders Look Beyond Election Results
Thursday, November 5, 2026 5:00PM CST
Groups representing commodity industries and other thought leaders in the industry offered their takes on the election and farm policy at the American Bankers Association's annual Agricultural Bankers Conference in Minneapolis.
Kansas and Iowa Defy Expectations
Thursday, November 5, 2026 4:30PM CST
Democrats made unexpected gains in rural counties across farm country, but local issues and demographic shifts leave questions about whether farmers themselves moved away from Republicans.