Age Catches Up to USDA South Building
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 6:27AM CDT
Once considered the largest office building in the world and a symbol of federal ambition during FDR's New Deal, USDA's South Building is now facing a far different legacy: an underused, aging complex burdened with a maintenance backlog topping $1.6 billion. USDA officials have to figure out how to close and potentially sell one of the biggest office buildings in Washington, D.C.
SCOTUS Hears Bayer Roundup Label Fight
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 5:44AM CDT
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether federal approval of Bayer's Roundup label preempts state cancer-warning lawsuits. Justices appeared divided on the fundamental conflict within federal pesticide law.
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Monday, April 27, 2026 3:46PM CDT
Corn was 25% planted, soybeans were 23% planted and winter wheat was rated 30% good to excellent as of Sunday, April 26, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.
Texas Farmers Fight for Grain Claims
Monday, April 27, 2026 11:49AM CDT
Nineteen Texas farmers claim BMO Bank improperly converted over $700,000 in grain sale proceeds owed to them during Hansen-Mueller's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.