Agriculture Shorts

Seen along I-29 in southeastern South Dakota on Sunday, tasseled dryland corn . . . According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2026 Summer Cookout Cost Survey, an Independence Day cookout for 10 people will cost $73.82 this year, an increase of $2.90 from last year . . . The USDA reports the top practices funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) are cover cropping, fences, brush management, sprinkler systems, and roofs and covers . . . Visual Capitalist reported Venezuela is projected to have the world’s highest inflation rate in 2026, at 387.4%. Costa Rica is the only country projected to see deflation, at -0.4% . . . The USDA last week said approximately 53% of the U.S. cattle inventory is being impacted by drought, an improvement from the prior week where it reported over 60% was in drought areas . . . The state of New York will provide up to $25,000 of assistance to New York farmers affected by the trade war triggered by tariffs enacted by President Trump.