Industry News | 10-12-2026

Four Ways to Limit Compaction This Harvest
Strategic equipment management is one valuable way to protect soil structure and preserve yield potential when wet conditions force tough decisions.
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Enough Room for the Harvest? Grain Storage Pressure in the Corn Belt
Does the U.S. have enough space to store what’s coming off the field in this year’s harvest? Last week in its Quarterly Grain Stocks report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated Sept. 1 corn inventories at nearly 2.1 billion bushels, almost 200 million bushels above analysts’ pre-report expectations.
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Bird Flu Confirmed in Washington Dairy Cattle for First Time
Two dairy herds in Washington have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, marking the first confirmed cases of the virus in livestock in the state since the outbreak began more than two years ago.
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K-State Expands Regenerative Agriculture Impact
A next-generation partnership at Kansas State University shows that when a land-grant university, farmers and a food company work together, good things happen.
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USDA Announces $180 Million Seed Sovereignty Initiative to Strengthen U.S. Agricultural Security
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced a $180 million investment to launch the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources that underpin American agriculture and enable breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation.
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