Month: February 2023

A member of the Senate Agriculture Committee is gathering input on farm bill priorities. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar tells Brownfield she’s been to 23 counties so far in 2023 and most of them are rural. [Read More…]

One Michigan dairy farm family has traded milking cows for a direct marketing and processing venture. Scott and Ali Ferry are the fourth generation to operate the family’s farm in southern Michigan. “The dairy industry [Read More…]

Kansas soybean farmer Keith Miller of Great Bend says Mexico’s stance on GMO corn imports is a grave concern for US farmers. Miller says he and a group of farmers who are on a trade [Read More…]

Missouri has joined other states challenging the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States rule. In the new lawsuit, attorneys general from across the country say the updated WOTUS definition goes beyond the power Congress delegated [Read More…]

The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Steering Committee has developed policy recommendations for the upcoming farm bill they say will help the food, agriculture, and forestry sectors achieve our climate mitigation potential. Chuck Conner [Read More…]

Red meat production bounced higher in January. The USDA says red meat production totaled 4.766 billion pounds, an increase of 4% from January 2021. Beef was reported at 2.326 billion pounds, 3% higher, with a [Read More…]

University of Nebraska President Ted Carter says research funding will be a pivotal part of the 2023 Farm Bill. “Anything that will allow us to expand and put more meaningful research into the hands of [Read More…]

It’s been one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and an ag economist says U.S. farmers and ranchers continue to feel its ripple effects. Greg McBride with Allendale says interest rates are on the rise. [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday. March Class III milk was down $0.04 at $17.76.  April was down $0.16 at $17.74.  May was down $0.11 at [Read More…]

The National Association of Wheat Growers says bipartisan and bicameral legislation to expand agricultural export funding earlier this year will hopefully be incorporated into the upcoming farm bill. “This strong showing early on I think [Read More…]