<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/09/16/usda-hikes-price-expectations/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T19:30:00.619Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T19:30:00.619Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[USDA hikes price expectations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/A9_LQcUbigibtjElodDF6pOdCu4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/7TNKTXAZARC6ZPQ7QOOE3AH6JY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced the national corn yield from 180.7 to 178.5 bushels per acre. And that brought ending stocks down to 1.6 billion bushels.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/09/16/minimal-surprises-in-new-usda-balance-sheets/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T18:32:41.963Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T18:32:41.963Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Minimal surprises in new USDA balance sheets]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/JzQuo9lWCJccXdI-WujtWWadiR8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/AN46FEV6IVFFLAYSSMF7PQBRQM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karl and Angie Setzer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/09/16/usda-tweaks-corn-soybean-production-estimates/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T18:31:43.516Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T18:31:43.516Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[USDA tweaks corn, soybean production estimates]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/CiTdouSyl4c9mmYdGesr42S-oQ0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/2AZJJIPFGJE4JKITFPHQOAWWZE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture increased the national soybean yield very slightly, just one-tenth of a bushel to 52.8 bushels per acre. But the bigger picture was it reduced ending stocks from 320 million down to 310 million bushels.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/23/benchmarking-program-focuses-on-evaluating-soils/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T18:30:51.085Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T18:30:51.085Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Benchmarking program focuses on evaluating soils]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/a_NWvVoPPTK0U9e3g1VWX_dyOkY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/OTVWM26YZFHNVMUO76TKEEOX5U.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rick Bieber holds a shovel, which he says is one of his most important tools, during a presentation at a Nutrient Stewardship Field Day. The soil adviser encourages farmers to join a Carbon Benchmarking Program, organized by the Fields of Sinsinawa.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/19/large-variety-of-cover-crop-species-available-to-match-farm-goals/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T18:30:44.879Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T18:30:44.879Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Large variety of cover crop species available to match farm goals]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/cZmh9aN5UTjj-jl4fTB6rC7CmTc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LZFCN3DYFVEF5K24WG3MGY5BJQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kate Smith, marketing team member at Green Cover, discusses cover crop options at a Nutrient Stewardship Field Day held at Greg Thoren’s farm in Stockton, Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/09/15/selling-strategy-moving-into-new-crop-year-early-basis-signals-will-be-important-to-watch/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:50:00.441Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T23:50:00.441Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Selling strategy: Moving into new crop year, early basis signals will be important to watch]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/nMzttrx2Af1T_3GsxviRJaz_ugQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/2TYJC4TVO5ALPG6TTS34DFQ3GQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans are offloaded from a combine during the harvest near Brownsburg in central Indiana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/09/15/allendale-survey-finds-less-corn-soybeans/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:32:41.233Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T20:32:41.233Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Allendale survey finds less corn, soybeans]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/6kN1AddHcHbQm_Ub0BmiX0B2hr8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/JTKWR2CVORBHXMLC3PB6KSMT74.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Central Illinois farmers harvest their corn crops in Savoy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/09/11/the-agrinews-agriminute-podcast-whats-the-biggest-threat-to-the-future-of-farming/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:41:53.269Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T19:41:53.269Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The AgriNews AgriMinute podcast: What’s the biggest threat to the future of farming?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/RJuDL79yr5lSYf2_HRt8Hg9lb1A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/S2XRGHEG3BCBNHISOAEHBCYFIU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A central Illinois farmer and his combine race against a setting sun.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/09/15/illinois-crop-progress-for-week-ending-sept-13/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:35:52.698Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T19:35:52.698Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Illinois crop progress for week ending Sept. 13]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/5hntHGGTDPFovdl0CN5mhobONp8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/4PLVJIQRH5AAFKRQ2GWI2K6BPE.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans dropping leaves in Illinois reached 46%.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/09/15/indiana-crop-progress-for-week-ending-sept-13/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:35:43.553Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T19:35:43.553Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Indiana crop progress for week ending Sept. 13]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/mou-b1N4VyZEf1LhYxrSEi4zTQk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LEEYXLT4HBC23GQBR2TQ5D7QDE.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans dropping leaves in Indiana reached 43%.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/09/15/fuel-gauge-for-week-ending-sept-14/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:35:30.98Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T19:35:30.98Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fuel gauge for week ending Sept. 14]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/iX950fTujd973of-CNYzhQjg8gs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/S3ISQAK6EVGPFINK5VZ5SPLWJY.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/09/15/calendar-self-guided-tour-of-11-county-farms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T11:33:52.551Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:33:52.551Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Calendar: Self-guided tour of 11 county farms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/RO5pPRLJ-Qst0qnTPwokc9z1yQw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/PNOZH3ZIOJE5FHBWLKTNZZILBY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People head out for a hayride during a stop on the McHenry County Farm Stroll at Wanda Farms in Harvard. The stroll, featuring 11 McHenry County family farms, will include tours, demonstrations and products for sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/09/14/the-agrinews-agriminute-podcast-on-the-road-to-beef-recovery/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T23:50:00.41Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T23:50:00.41Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The AgriNews AgriMinute podcast: On the road to beef recovery?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/p0J8LL6SBVosx7FNWE5-udWLI7k=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/NGTD3IFLGRBDXGG4SZ7QUFOQEY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of the primary reasons beef, and in particular ground beef prices, reached a record high in 2026 is the historically low beef cow inventory.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>