Month: June 2022

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has implemented a more streamlined and efficient enrollment process.  Under the updated program, growers would be enrolled for three years, the 2022 to 2024 crops, and be able to enter [Read More…]

The Biden administration has announced its framework to transform the country’s food system. During an event at Georgetown University on Wednesday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack detailed more than $2 billion in funding to improve markets. [Read More…]

Domestic corn for ethanol use and soybean crush demand during April declined slightly from March due to tighter supplies and seasonal facility maintenance, but held above year ago levels. The USDA says 414.731 million bushels [Read More…]

A recent study shows a proposed pipeline that would transport carbon across five Midwestern states could add nearly $4 billion to the economy. “This project is about the future of agriculture and ethanol.” Jake Ketzner [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. May Class III milk was unchanged at $25.20.  June closed down $0.12 at $24.45.  July closed up $0.01 at $24.70.  August [Read More…]

Two brothers’ dream of vertically integrating their grain farm to a brewery has come true, but it didn’t come without hard work and preparation. Matt Riggs and his brother Darin knew their dream of brewing [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front are heaviest in the middle Mississippi Valley.  Meanwhile, cool but dry weather in the upper Midwest favors late-season planting efforts, except in areas [Read More…]

Did you know only 1 in 10 adults are eating the proper amount of fruits and vegetables? Registered dietician Kim Galeaz tells Brownfield that’s not enough and with farmers’ markets in full swing, it’s the [Read More…]