USDA Details Agency Moves Out of DC
Thursday, April 23, 2026 3:14PM CDT
Iowa will become the hub for a new USDA food safety center while members of the department's economic team will also move more jobs to Missouri locations. The moves will likely lead some more experienced staff and leadership at USDA agencies to find employment elsewhere but also create hundreds of job opportunities for younger people leaving college who want to live in the Midwest or other locations in USDA's reorganization announcements.
USDA Signs $300M Deal With Palantir
Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:34AM CDT
USDA signed a $300 million deal with Palantir Technologies to modernize farm services, streamline paperwork and implement its "One Farmer, One File" initiative.
E15, SRE Farm Bill Amendments Coming
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:36PM CDT
A congressional group is introducing amendments to the farm bill to allow year-round E15 sales, reform small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, cut obligations for small refiners and retroactively restore biofuels credits.
DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 6:34AM CDT
All eight major fertilizers were higher for the second week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four fertilizers saw double-digit price increases compared to last month.
