Industry News
The county fair economy: more than rides and ribbon winners
Fairgrounds work as year-round ag commerce hubs. Here is how the money and the governance actually fit together.
Isabel Duarte · November 2, 2026
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Industry news for agriculture: policy and subsidy program changes, crop insurance rules, export bans and trade restrictions, disease outbreaks in livestock and orchards, recalls, and mergers among input and equipment suppliers. Items give effective dates, eligibility conditions and the regions affected, so a grower can judge exposure quickly.
Industry news for agriculture: policy and subsidy program changes, crop insurance rules, export bans and trade restrictions, disease outbreaks in livestock and orchards, recalls, and mergers among input and equipment suppliers. Items give effective dates, eligibility conditions and the regions affected, so a grower can judge exposure quickly.
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Fertilizer supply chains explained: from mine to spreader
Why a gas field in one hemisphere and a port strike in another can show up in the price of a ton of nitrogen.
Isabel Duarte · November 1, 2026
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Industry news today: How to read a commodity market report like an analyst
A working guide to WASDE-style reports, futures vocabulary, and the few lines that actually change decisions at the farm gate.
Isabel Duarte · October 22, 2026
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How ethanol is made — The ethanol economy: how corn becomes fuel and feed
Fermentation, distillation, and the co-products that make the plant pencil — plus the policy rules that decide how much ethanol the market takes.
Gabriela Montoya · September 20, 2026
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USDA's August 2025 WASDE sized a big corn crop
The first survey-based forecast of the 2025/26 season landed near record territory for corn — the operator consequence runs through basis and storage math.
Isabel Duarte · August 24, 2026