EllaMae Reiff

The U.S. corn crop is rated 67% good to excellent and the soybean crop 66% good to excellent in their first condition ratings of the year, according to USDA NASS's weekly #CropProgressReport released today. Content Editor @ellareiff reports: dtn.link/tqlltxpa

Fingers crossed the rain stays away, so we can wrap up corn and soybean planting this week in northern Indiana. @AgVentureInc #plant2026 #AgVenture

@AgVentureInc Absolutely!

@ellareiff This photo is so cool! Can we share it to our socials?

There’s no better sign of spring than a planter rolling across the field. 🌽@AgVentureInc #plant2026 #AgVenture

And early Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, I found out it's closing. The Agricultural Education program continues, but the Communication side is done and closing in June. #Purdue #PurdueUniversity

Featured DTN speakers include Lead Analyst @R_D_Montgomery, Ag Meteorologist John Baranick and Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart for respective outlooks on the grain market, weather and cattle, hosted by Farm Business Editor @KatieD_DTN

Editor's Notebook: Practicing proper biosecurity and monitoring our horses daily has never been more important as the equine community navigates the EHV-1 outbreak. "This world is my world, and seeing it shaken like this hits close to home," DTN Content Editor @ellareiff writes. What horse owners need to know and how to protect your horse: dtn.link/dw0iac

Lessons from the buggy seat during harvest season. "Farm life has a way of asking us to stretch in directions we didn't anticipate," DTN Content Editor @ellareiff says. "By the end of the night as I watched the sun set, I realized that I could take on new challenges and keep things moving forward." Read Ella's full story: dtn.link/vj3wmr

Another day, another field from a few weeks ago. We’re thankful for the little bit of rain that came through yesterday in northern Indiana. It wasn’t much, but grateful for every drop. We’re back at it already for 🌽 harvest today. #harvest #corn #harvest2025 #AgVenture

And we wouldn’t have it any other way. 💚 Soybean harvest is wrapping up today, and it’s been extremely dry here in northern Indiana. 🌱 #harvest #harvest2025 #soybeans #AgVenture

A USDA news release that was not attributed to an official said, "The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear-monger."

A good first day of Harvest 2025 🌱 #harvest25 #harvest #soybeans

To date, program participants have saved over $320,000, and after receiving their match dollars, have been able to purchase more than $570,000 in long-term assets to further their operations, according to PFI.

"There is no concern that this circumstance poses a risk to consumer health, or that it affects the safety of the commercial milk supply," APHIS said in a news release.

“These commitments are more than words on paper -- they are a promise to operate safely, openly and in a way that brings meaningful benefits to the people and places that make this project possible," he said in a letter on Sept. 15, 2025.

Talk about an economic aid package for farmers is accelerating quickly by key members of Congress and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. Ag Policy Editor @ChrisClaytonDTN reports: dtn.link/38bi4p

The question is, will it be 50%, 100%, another percentage, or even none of the gallons lost through exemptions from 2023 to 2025?

"This action advances the Trump administration's successful efforts to support a lower cost of living for American families and American farmers while protecting human health and the environment," the agency said in a news release at the time.

TEPAP is a week-long business bootcamp designed to help farmers and ranchers think creatively about farm finance, family business governance, human resources, sales, negotiation and so much more. "The real benefit is the people you meet," says Farm Business Editor @KatieD_DTN Read more: dtn.link/x612cs

Early fall pasture and range conditions in Midwestern states continue to dwindle as little rain has been seen for several weeks. Livestock Editor @JennCattleGal reports: dtn.link/02ogp3