Month: May 2019

Weather can be one of the biggest challenges for farmers every year – and this year is no exception. The erratic weather has farmers running well behind their typical planting pace. In this Managing for [Read More…]

Photo credit: University of Illinois College of ACES The University of Illinois will break ground this summer on a state of the art feed technology center. “It really is an opportunity for us to develop [Read More…]

A recent global survey finds most consumers recognize meat, fish and eggs as an important part of a healthy and environmentally responsible diet. They responded to Cargill’s ongoing Food-4-Thought survey, “We were excited to learn [Read More…]

Dave Drennan is retiring. Drennan began his career in the 1970s, serving soybean and corn growers before his work with the Missouri Dairy Association. “Twenty-three-and-a-half years of traveling the state trying to keep the dairy [Read More…]

Bayer Crop Science calls the EPA’s finding that glyphosate does not cause cancer significant. In a statement, Bayer says it’s still reviewing the EPA’s interim decision but “firmly believes that the science supports the safety [Read More…]

The head of the Missouri Pork Association says he’s pleased that a bill addressing regulation of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) has advanced to a final Missouri Senate vote. Don Nikodim tells Brownfield preliminary senate [Read More…]

An agronomist says farmers in the Upper Midwest probably have another three weeks before needing to alter corn planting intentions. Adam Spelhaug with Peterson Farms Seed tells Brownfield the last week of May is when [Read More…]

A lack of profitability is leading to consolidation among ethanol refiners. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says it’s a result of tough times for the industry. “We have been in quite a rough patch [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed lower on weak cash trade and lower wholesale values.  Feeder cattle futures closed mostly lower on the same factors with additional pressure from the day’s higher [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade continues to wait for something concrete out of negotiations with China. Talks are ongoing this week and scheduled to resume next week. There have been [Read More…]

Central Ohio Farmer Jon Miller says he was able to start planting in late April despite wetter-than-normal conditions. “We’ve got about 550 acres of corn planted and 450 acres of soybeans in the ground,” he [Read More…]