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National Edition · April 10, 2026
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Action Deadlines
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CSP Application Ranking
Deadline: May 01, 2026. NRCS CSP application ranking period. Check your state NRCS for exact dates.
NRCS CSP applications are ranked by the agency—it's how they decide which conservation projects get funded. Check your state NRCS office for the ranking period and submission deadline.
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Agriculture News
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Strong cattle prices to begin spring
Beef Magazine
June live cattle futures closed $1.27 higher at the CME, with record prices driven by tight feeder supplies and strong beef demand—but drought may crimp your expansion plans this spring. Check CME quotes before locking in sales. |
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Auctions
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Four major livestock auctions hit the same day—April 10, 2026—across Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Verdigre, NE runs back-to-back: weigh-ups at 9:30 am, bred cow pairs at 11 am, and Charolais bulls at 1 pm. Check if timing works for your hauling before committing to multiple sales. |
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Market Prices
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Livestock as of 04/09/2026 (USDA daily)
| DAILY CATTLE (/ CWT) |
$258.29 |
| DAILY HOGS (/ CWT) |
$89.90 |
| CORN (/ BU) |
$4.10 ↓4.4% YoY |
| SOYBEANS (/ BU) |
$10.30 ↑3.0% YoY |
| WHEAT (/ BU) |
$5.01 ↓9.2% YoY |
| HAY (/ TON) |
$131.00 ↓9.0% YoY |
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Grants & Funding
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Veterinary Services Grant Program takes applications through April 16, 2026—may cover costs for vets serving rural livestock operations. Worth checking if you're paying out-of-pocket for animal health services or know a local vet stretched thin. Apply at NIFA. |
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Recent USDA Awards
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Lincoln County just pulled $191M for watershed work—largest single award going out right now. Boll weevil eradication ($8M in Texas) and wildfire defense grants ($8.7M) are actively funding. Check if your county or conservation district applied; if they won, there may be cost-share money available for your land. |
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Subsidy Payments
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$16.2 billion went to farm subsidies last year, with just five counties pulling in over $1 billion each. Your county may rank higher than you think—worth checking your USDA county breakdown to see what your neighbors are claiming that you're not. |
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Drought Status
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Nearly 40% of U.S. rangeland is in severe drought or worse right now—highest share since 2011. That matters because it may affect your LFP payments and crop insurance loss documentation if you're running cattle or hay. Check your county's drought classification on the USDA map before filing claims. |
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