Month: January 2023

Soybeans were mixed on bull spreading, while ending the week with solid gains. Nearby contracts had more support from Thursday’s USDA reports, with bullish surprises in U.S. production, carryover, and quarterly stocks. Dry weather remains [Read More…]

Agribusinesses are taking advantage of their educational conferences and trade shows to recruit that next-generation ag worker.  One part of the Wisconsin Agri-Business Classic is the Agri-Business connections program, where ag suppliers and trade show [Read More…]

An economist says there might be some opportunity in the market following the USDA supply and demand reports released Thursday.  Brenda Boetel with the University of Wisconsin River Falls tells Brownfield the reports delivered a [Read More…]

USDA says more winter wheat acres were planted in 2022 and that’s a surprise for a South Dakota market analyst. Bolt Marketing’s DuWayne Bosse says fall crop insurance prices likely had something to do with [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were all down Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was down $0.06 at $19.46.  February was down $0.19 at $18.59.  March was down $0.11 at [Read More…]

Specialty crop growers, food banks and farmers market directors would like to see more support for local products in the 2023 Farm Bill. The Illinois Farm Bureau hosted a farm bill listening session during the [Read More…]

A new treatment developed by Dalan Animal Health will protect honeybees from American Foulbrood disease (AFB). Amy Floyd, Head of Beekeeper Relations for Dalan tells Brownfield AFB is a highly contagious bacterial disease that kills [Read More…]

The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says labor shortages continue to impact the ag industry. “The lack of workers is holding American agriculture back,” said Zippy Duvall. He says he would like to [Read More…]

An air-quality specialist continues to tackle misinformation surrounding animal agriculture and methane emissions. Frank Mitloehner, a professor with University of California-Davis, says if methane is managed correctly it can help address climate challenges. “Animal agriculture [Read More…]

Minnesota dicamba restrictions for 2023 will mirror last year. Joshua Stamper with the Department of Agriculture says the cutoff date for applications will remain June 12th south of Interstate 94 and June 30th to the [Read More…]