Month: February 2025

Attorneys following the Corporate Transparency Act say the on-again-off again deadline to file Beneficial Ownership Information reports is off again. Iqan Fadaei and Christopher Seamster represent businesses including farms at the Michael Best law firm.  Fadaei [Read More…]

The EPA says it plans to give Midwestern states an extra year to prepare for permanent year-round E15 fuel sales. South Dakota and Ohio have asked for a one-year extension to remove the 1-psi volatility [Read More…]

The executive vice president of the Poultry Federation says USDA’s new approach to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is good, but a few more details are needed. Blake Rollins tells Brownfield “getting the operation back [Read More…]

Legislation allowing Missouri Farm Bureau to offer a healthcare plan to its members is being considered a third time in the state legislature. The effort fell short again in the Missouri Senate last year, but [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $4.53 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.11 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $291.70, up 80 centsMar. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

A young, Wisconsin dairyman says Plenish soybeans from Pioneer are causing him to alter his operation. Evan Schrauth from Cloven View Holsteins in Fond du Lac County says 2024 was his first experience feeding the [Read More…]

The USDA has again raised the agriculture trade deficit for 2025 to a record $49 billion as Americans continue to import more products. Ag imports are expected to increase by more than $13 billion above [Read More…]

The USDA’s indices of prices received and paid moved higher in January. The index of prices received was up 2.1% from December on gains in cattle, milk, broilers, and market eggs, which canceled out losses [Read More…]

The chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says staffing cuts at the National Weather Service could have an impact on forecasting capabilities. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “When you consume weather in the United States, [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.51.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0950 at $1.7750.  Four sales were [Read More…]