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Thin profit margins and handling Mother Nature mean it's never easy to work in agriculture. But low grain markets have made things even more difficult in 2024.

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U.S. farmers are expected to plant 90 million acres of corn, a decrease of five percent, and 86.5 million acres of soybeans, an increase of three percent over last year.

The USDA released its January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Friday, which announced the record yields.

Chris Cherry, president of the Indiana Corn Growers Association, said it is likely the ban will be challenged by a USMCA dispute panel.

Farmers are eager to see how this year’s harvest yields will shake out after moderate to severe droughts hit the nation.

It’s not the first time the U.S. has been dethroned; in 2013, Brazil briefly took the top spot after North America was hit with an exceptionally difficult drought.

A new report by the Environmental Working Group shows that if corn farmers in 11 Midwest states adopted conservation practices that helped reduce fertilizer use, the U.S. could significantly cut those emissions.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed increasing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years.

As farmers push to get their crops in the ground, many are reminded about a conflict thousands of miles away.