Month: May 2024

University of Illinois Ag Economics Professor Scott Irwin says building the Sustainable Aviation Fuel market for biofuels is a marathon, not a sprint. “It is a large, potential market in the long run, but don’t [Read More…]

A north Iowa crop and livestock producer is recovering from recent storm damage. Josh Nelson of Belmond says strong winds took the roof off one of his hog barns the morning of May 24th. “We [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is concerned about the impact high interest rates are having on the ag economy. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield when farmers are dealing with the added expense, it effects buying decisions [Read More…]

Farmers might be seeing more diverse and higher insect pressure following a mild winter and early spring across much of the Midwest. Justine Terwillegar is an agronomic service representative for Syngenta Crop Protection and says [Read More…]

The director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is stressing the importance of biosecurity as a second farmworker in the state has been confirmed with H5N1 Influenza A. Tim Boring says the [Read More…]

John Deere has announced its intent to layoff some of its global production and salaried workforce in the coming months.  In a release, the company cited rising operational costs and declining market demand leading to [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower, pressured by the cash and wholesale business during the session. June live was down $1.00 at $181.55 and August was $1.32 lower at $178.45. August [Read More…]