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Agricultural Stories For 9/17/26
Companies
NASS Launches AgInsights to Enhance Data Access
Secretary Naig Announces 125 Schools Receive Choose Iowa Local Food for Schools Grants
Grocery Unit Sales Slide in August, But Frozen Foods and Shelf-Stable Seafood Buck Trend
National Co+op Grocers Touts Climate Action Impact
Kraft Heinz Works to Restore Momentum at Oscar Mayer
Hormel Foods, Culinary Institute of America Open Applications for National Program
Smithfield Foods Celebrates 90 Years, Growing From Small Business to Global Giant
Rancher's Premium Smokehouse Secures Houchens Shelf Space
Kroger Appears Ready to Lose Suppliers Over Price
Real Good Foods Adds High-Protein Corn Dogs to Frozen Snacks
Watchlist
Farm Groups React After Senate Committee Advances 2026 Farm Bill
Fed Hikes Rates in Search of 'Timelier' Drop in Inflation, Sees More Tightening Ahead
Soybean Leader: Farm Bill Faces Hurdles on Senate Floor
USDA Launches $50 Million Stand-Up Program to Accelerate State Meat Inspection
Senate Farm Bill Heads to Floor as Lawmakers Debate SNAP, Prop 12
How Do You Get Excited About $5 Corn When Diesel is $6?
Iowa to Host Largest Barn Tour in World Sept. 19-20
Solar Projects Raise Questions Over Farmland Use
Farmland Sales Pick Up as Harvest Season Begins Across the Midwest
Triple Threat: Fuel, Fertilizer, Financing Compress Farm Margins
Beef
New Mexico Officials Ready Santa Teresa Cattle Crossing for Potential Reopening
Texas Gains Ground Against Screwworm by Releasing Infested Zones
Profit Tracker: Steer Price Rally Trims Feedlot Losses as Feeders Jump $7/cwt.
Cattle Prices Peak Before Herd Rebuilding Adds Supply
Kansas Legislators Compete in Cattle Showmanship, Learn About Beef Industry at State Fair
CME Cattle Futures Fall as USDA Plans to Reopen Border Port
From Dead Heifers to a Herd-Wide Discovery
How Technology Is Quietly Reshaping the Beef Business
Rick Roberti on Cattle, Beef, Wolves, Wildfires, and California Ag
Biosecurity and BVD - What's in it For Me?
Pork
Meat Perspectives: Exploring How Protein Gains Prominence
Pork Producer and Packer Profits Slip in Tandem
Senator Ernst Honored with "Bringing Home the Bacon" Award for Standing Up for Pig Farmers
Trade Shifts Accelerate as Pork Markets Rebalance Across Asia, Europe and Latin America
Penn Vet's Swine Center Marks 25 Years of Research
Swine Manure-to-Energy Startup Swinergy Advances to Farm Bureau Innovation Finals
Invest in Yourself, Invest in Pork's Future
Pork Producers Advocating for Industry Priorities on Capitol Hill
Federal Court Finalizes Restrictions on Agri Stats Meat Industry Data Reporting
Hog Futures Slump to Contract Lows on Weak Pork Demand
Due Awarded Nelda Christian Iowa Pork Foundation Graduate Fellowship
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