Practical agriculture updates, USDA reports, market developments, and research for U.S. farmers.
Livestock
Historically low feedlot placements are signaling continued tightness in U.S. cattle supplies as herd rebuilding begins. The October 2026 outlook lowered beef production forecasts for both 2026 and 2027 while raising the fourth-quarter feeder steer price forecast.
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Crop Health
Researchers have identified four cottonseed odor compounds that attracted adult cotton seed bugs in laboratory tests. The work could support better monitoring tools for an invasive pest now detected in southern California, but field validation is still needed.
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Crop Markets
USDA's October Crop Production report raised the 2026 corn forecast to 16.0 billion bushels and put soybean production at a record 4.56 billion bushels. The estimates point to different year-over-year supply patterns for the two crops as harvest continues.
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