Month: February 2024

The South Dakota House passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for the Summit Carbon Pipeline to move forward and some state agriculture groups are responding positively. Senate Bill 201 sets new [Read More…]

The National Association of Wheat Growers want USDA to adopt more consistent standards as farmers are incentivized for planting cover crops in regenerative ag programs. CEO Chandler Goule says harvesting wheat disqualifies farmers from accessing [Read More…]

Soil testing is a critical starting point for growers developing a crop nutrition plan. On this week’s episode of Managing for Profit, an agronomy expert with AgroLiquid says a soil test provides a baseline of [Read More…]

An Iowa Senator wants to know when Midwestern motorists can expect to find more E15 fuel on the market.  Republican Joni Ernst told the Senate Ag Committee’s USDA Oversight hearing she welcomes the long-overdue EPA [Read More…]

A Midwest representative for the Waterways Council says Mississippi River levels have improved greatly over the winter but continued moisture will be needed to maintain those levels. Paul Rhode tells Brownfield the amount of snowpack [Read More…]

A deal has been reached in Washington that will likely avert a weekend government shutdown.  The stopgap measure pushes back two appropriations deadlines including the deadline for agencies including USDA. During the Senate Ag Committee’s [Read More…]

Milk futures were lower and the cash dairy markets were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  March Class III milk was down $0.04 at $17.24.  April was down $0.07 at $17.49.  May was down [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower on technical selling, waiting for widespread direct cash cattle business. April live was down $1.60 at $186.12 and June was $1.40 lower at $182.17. [Read More…]