The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 34th annual survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $48.91, or less than $5.00 per person. This is a 1-cent increase from last year’s average of $48.90. (Farm Bureau)

President Donald Trump has said there are enough Democratic votes in the House to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and lawmakers like Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, agree, but there are still deep reservations by some over how to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Agri-Pulse)

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday he met with President Donald Trump this week to push for changes that would restore demand for renewable fuel lost to oil industry waivers. (Des Moines Register)

Unfortunately for soybean growers, extremely wet weather in many states didn’t drown or slow the spread of soybean cyst nematode (SCN). (FarmWeekNow)

After nearly 50 years in operation, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western United States shut its doors for good on Monday. In 2017, the owners of NGS determined that it would be uneconomical to continue operating the 2,250-megawatt plant after its current lease with the Navajo Nation expires in December of this year. (CNBC)

Michigan farmer Brad Smith spent 10 years, untold hours and thousands of dollars fighting USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in both the agency’s administrative system and the federal courts over a relatively tiny patch of land the federal government wrongly designated as a wetland. (Farm Bureau)