Month: July 2018

The director of market development for the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council points to Australia as a model of successful free trade. Kim Nill says as the U.S. faces trade disruptions from other importers, [Read More…]

A central Iowa farmer and member of Farmers for Free Trade says the aid package proposed by the Trump Administration does little to address his concerns. Scott Henry of Nevada tells Brownfield bailouts won’t allow [Read More…]

An east central Illinois farmer says although it’s shaping up to be one of the hottest summers on record, his crops are looking good. Tom Kentner grows corn and soybeans in Vermillion County. “Corn yields [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly higher on short covering ahead of widespread direct cash business.  Trade volume was light.  Feeder cattle were mostly lower, pressured by supply and demand concerns.  August [Read More…]

Some previous studies on crop insurance have determined that the risk management tool is so critical to farmers that is unresponsive to price, but a new study by Cornell University says that that isn’t true. [Read More…]

A top USDA official says he’s pleased with farmer reaction to the administration’s proposed farm aid package. “I think that farmers realize that we’ve got the right target in mind,” says Greg Ibach, undersecretary for [Read More…]

The spring wheat crop is likely to be less than first thought.  The Wheat Quality Council’s just-completed Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Tour yield estimate is 41.1 bushels to the acre. “Certainly that’s not [Read More…]

Fifty farms have now been donated to Michigan’s agricultural conservation easement program. George Cullers of Barry County donated the development rights of his 137-acre farm in honor of his late wife. He says the land [Read More…]

Bayer will be appealing a ruling by the General Court of the European Union to ban neonicotinoids. Darren Wallis with Bayer’s North American Crop Science Division tells Brownfield science-based innovation in agriculture is important to [Read More…]

Iowa State University will lead a new national effort to coordinate research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges chose ISU to lead [Read More…]

A coalition of ag, meat and livestock groups is urging President Trump to ensure the USDA acts as the primary regulatory authority over lab-grown meat products. In a letter to Trump, the groups accuse the [Read More…]