Life on the Fass farm was a lot different before that final day of the 2021 Otoe County Fair

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to exempt a slate of agricultural products not produced in the United States from his reciprocal tariffs and adopted more carveouts for fertilizer. 

Haywire Fridays is your weekly dose of delightful farmyard chaos, where cows crack jokes, chickens stir up mischief, and tractors have minds of their own. Every Friday, expect a fresh cartoon straight from the barn—quirky, whimsical, and just a little off the rails. Because on this farm, the only thing predictable is the laughter.

Soybeans Modestly Higher Overnight. Drought Conditions Expand Slightly in Midwest. Red Flag Warnings for Western Nebraska.

Today, the USDA released the November 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This was the first WASDE report following the government shutdown. The last report was released in September.