Month: March 2026

The price of cash butter at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange spiked twenty-six and a half cents higher Monday and prompted fifteen trades. Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield the reason is that the butter supply [Read More…]

A crop insurance agent in northeast South Dakota says revenue protection guarantees are higher for soybeans and lower for corn this year. “Farmers can get protected at relatively good levels.” DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing [Read More…]

A new report from the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says there could be a market tradeoff if E15 becomes more widely used. An increase in U.S. ethanol consumption would increase [Read More…]

The administrator of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service calls the U.S. trade relationship with China “complicated.” Daniel Whitley says an export market with more than a billion people cannot be ignored. “When you only have 8 [Read More…]

A Missouri farmer says increasing demand for U.S. corn is crucial as it faces more competition on the global market from Brazil. Brian Willott tells Brownfield competition isn’t slowing down.  “And every year they are able [Read More…]

A nutrition educator says several steps are needed for schools to offer whole milk on their menus. Brianna Henton is the director of youth engagement and outreach with the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. “Schools [Read More…]

Meatpacker JBS is moving forward with a major expansion project in the Southern U.S. The company recently broke ground on a $150 million expansion project at its beef production plant in Cactus, Texas. JBS officials [Read More…]

An ag attorney with Ohio State University says a new statewide initiative is helping farmers plan for the next generation. Robert Moore says the Ohio Farm Transition Network provides educational materials and support to help producers [Read More…]

Artificial intelligence is poised to play a growing role in agriculture, a theme highlighted during a recent panel hosted by America’s Cultivation Corridor. Melissa Neuendorf, principal AI strategist for John Deere, says artificial intelligence is [Read More…]