Month: April 2024

The president and CEO of the National Cotton Council says cotton demand has been weak lately and it’s unclear when it might recover. Gary Adams tells Brownfield “hopefully, we’ll see some recovery as we move [Read More…]

The National Corn Growers Association is asking the International Trade Commission to deny a request from Corteva Agriscience to issue tariffs on imported 2,4-D herbicide. Corteva filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions with the ITC [Read More…]

Dairy product production in February was down from January, but still higher than last February. USDA says total cheese output was 1.13 billion pounds, three percent more than a year ago but down 5.6% from [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the week’s lower direct business.  June live cattle closed $3.80 lower at $172.05 and August lives closed $3.35 lower at $169.97.  [Read More…]

The US Trade Representative’s office says it is using the recently released report Foreign Trade Barriers in its fight against Mexico’s import ban on GMOs. Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip says, “The National Trade Estimate [Read More…]

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s hopeful updates to the GREET modeling used to measure transportation emissions for sustainable aviation fuel will be announced this month. “Well I am particularly hopeful that we get [Read More…]

Some experts believe the mild winter is affecting spring migration. Minnesota Board of Animal Health executive director Dr. Brian Hoefs says abnormally warm conditions have changed the flight patterns of migrating birds. “We actually saw [Read More…]