Month: September 2023

Farmer leaders with the USA Rice Federation say recent meetings with Cuban leaders are encouraging. Arkansas farmer Mark Isbell says increased trade would benefit American growers and create more private industry opportunities for Cubans.  But [Read More…]

Foreign ag land ownership is getting attention at the federal level and legislation on it could be included in the next farm bill. In a U.S. Senate Ag Committee hearing on Wednesday, Ranking Member John [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower and feeders were lower watching direct business develop.  Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move in corn.  October live cattle closed $.10 higher at [Read More…]

The head of the National Council of Farmers Cooperative says he’s keeping a close eye on what’s happening in Congress as the deadline to fund the federal government nears.  Chuck Conner tells Brownfield, “The effort [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans continued to bounce off Monday’s lows, watching U.S. harvest activity and yield results. Anecdotal numbers have been a little bit better than expected in [Read More…]

Strong margins continue to be a driving force behind U.S. ethanol production. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.009 million barrels a day, up 29,000 from the previous week’s unexpected drop and 154,000 [Read More…]

An analyst with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says if the government shuts down this weekend, a lot of reports and survey work will be put on hold. Greg Bussler compiles data for USDA in [Read More…]

Harvest is rolling in one of the few parts of Iowa not suffering from significant drought. Jeff Jorgenson grows corn and soybeans near Sidney in the southwest corner of the state and says they received [Read More…]

A long time U.S. Senator is not too concerned about immediate impacts to agriculture if the government shuts down. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley says most farm bill programs would continue operating as normal. “The reference [Read More…]

More than 160 Central Wisconsin high school students received hands-on exposure to agriculture technology Wednesday.  Melissa Heise with Swiderski Equipment in Mosinee tells Brownfield their Ag Tech Exploration Day targets students from on and off [Read More…]