The USDA released the final Crop Progress report of the growing season today. Here’s a look at corn and wheat crop progress for the week that ended Nov. 23, 2025.

Autonomous solutions have finally moved past the trial stage, with limited commercial availability in 2025. Previously, manufacturers had provided farmers with autonomous technology to test — but 2025 marks the first growing season in which farmers bought and used this technology for themselves. 

Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant that employs nearly one third of residents of Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide.

The state’s largest electricity provider, Xcel Energy, is asking regulators to approve a rate increase that would raise the average residential bill by about 9 percent — roughly ten dollars a month.

Wheat Futures Decline. Cattle on Feed, Placements Drop; Milk Output Rises. Intense Winds Expected.