Month: January 2024

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, in addition to the higher dollar and lower crude oil. Brazil’s soybean prices have dropped as harvest advances, now 11% complete as of last Thursday according to [Read More…]

The head of a state farm bureau organization says foreign ag land ownership is a top priority for the ag industry in 2024. Mark McHargue, president of Nebraska Farm Bureau, says the issue was discussed [Read More…]

An agtech startup is analyzing images of cow muzzles to predict illness several days before the cattle become symptomatic. Shekhar Gupta, CEO and founder of MyAnIML, says the AI-driven technology uses the company’s proprietary facial [Read More…]

Iowa’s Ag Secretary says he’s concerned about electric vehicle mandates from the Biden administration. Mike Naig tells Brownfield government mandates shouldn’t drive the vehicle marketplace. “I’m not anti-EV,” he said. “What I would love to [Read More…]

Milk futures were higher in the near months and the cash dairy markets were all higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  February Class III milk was up $0.40 at $16.46.  March was up $0.53 at $17.06.  April [Read More…]

The USDA says that as of the week ending January 25th, U.S. corn export inspections continue to move faster than the pace needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2023/24 marketing year [Read More…]

A state farm bureau official describes the mood at this year’s national convention as a mixture of optimism and concern. Minnesota Farm Bureau vice president Carolyn Olson attended American Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Salt [Read More…]