USDA June 1 Hogs and Pigs Report
Thursday, June 25, 2026 2:32PM CDT
The United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2026, was 73.7 million head. This was down slightly from June 1, 2025, and down slightly from March 1, 2026, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
SCOTUS Sides With Bayer on Roundup
Thursday, June 25, 2026 12:40PM CDT
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims against Roundup, handing Bayer a major victory and shielding the company from state cancer-warning lawsuits.
USDA Responsive to Prevent Plant Buy-Up
Thursday, June 25, 2026 9:12AM CDT
USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce told lawmakers that commodity program implementation is nearing completion, while lawmakers raised concerns about the likely return of prevent plant buy-up coverage, oversubscribed conservation programs, staffing shortages, ad hoc disaster payments and crop insurance costs in low-risk states.
White House OMB Calls for Farmer Aid
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 5:26PM CDT
The White House Office of Budget and Management on Wednesday sent a funding request to Congress that seeks $11.1 billion in aid to farmers. The request also calls on Congress to immediately pass year-round E15.