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CoBank Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge Exchange is an innovative knowledge-sharing initiative that is designed to provide strategic insights about trends, structural change, and policy directives within the key rural industries served by CoBank.

It draws upon the expertise within CoBank and the rest of the Farm Credit System, the broad perspective of outside consultants and academics, and the first-hand knowledge and experience of CoBank’s customers to enhance CoBank’s collective understanding of emerging business opportunities and risks.

The following Knowledge Exchange articles have been selected by High Plains Farm Credit as featured articles:

Consumer Demand Remains Relentless, Producer Opportunity Offered Mixed Signals, April 2026

Animal protein demand remains exceptional. The brightest spot in the animal protein segment over the past couple of years has been consumer demand. Americans are still overwhelmingly choosing protein as retail meat department dollar sales were up 6.8%.

Rising Fuel, Fertilizer Costs Pressure Farm Margins, April 2026

Heading into the 2026 spring planting season, farmers faced elevated input costs and tight margins. Improved commodity prices are not anticipated to offset higher farm supply prices. Ongoing supply chain disruptions for urea could recreate 2022-level fertilizer prices without 2022 crop-price support.