No segment of the food market will be spared from historically high inflation again this year, according to USDA. Where will consumers see the biggest impact and how could that change their purchasing habits? Matthew MacLachlan, economist at USDA’s Food Economics Division, provided an outlook for the year.   Read more

The first U.S. House Committee on Agriculture hearing of the year included witnesses from the American Farm Bureau Federation, as well as the poultry, ag retail, fertilizer and transportation sectors. The next farm bill, federal regulatory obstacles and concerns about crushing the sustainability of younger farmers were all part of the discussions.     Read more

Despite weather and labor challenges, railway service keeps chugging along. This American Farm Bureau Federation Market Intel discusses rail service disruptions and its impact on the ag industry.     Read more

This year’s Illinois Performance Tested (IPT) Bull Sale average exceeded the average of all previous sales — and that’s no bull. For the past 55 years, the IPT sale has been the go-to for total performance genetics in the Midwest. Check out more sale highlights.

A bipartisan group of five federal lawmakers from Illinois sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip urging them to bring a formal challenge against Mexico for its ban on imports of genetically engineered corn grown in the U.S.

Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards provides his weekly update of state and national issues affecting Illinois agriculture, including an update on the Navigator pipeline, rural broadband listening sessions, the upcoming Leaders to Washington trip and more.   Listen to his interview with RFD’s Rita Frazer