Month: May 2026

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says he’s been talking with the USDA about ways to help farmers and ranchers impacted by the recent severe weather outbreak at the end of April. “We’ve had some very early [Read More…]

Drought conditions have improved in Missouri with the help of recent rains, but the state climatologist says extreme drought conditions linger in the southeast. “It’s a very regional drought right now.” Zach Leasor with the [Read More…]

An ag attorney says the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Durnell vs. Monsanto will likely impact crop protection availability for farmers. John Shoup with the Indiana Ag Law Foundation says the high court is split [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly steady on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6975.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.64.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.63 to $1.6450.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.6150.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.03 at $1.5950. Twenty-one sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5725 to $1.60.  Nonfat dry [Read More…]

It’s been an on again, off again spring for northern Iowa farmer Casey Schlichting. “We went to an indoor track meet earlier this season for my daughter and it was 83 degrees outside, and then [Read More…]

The USDA says it has confirmed the detection of pseudorabies virus in swine herds in Iowa and Texas. The agency says the virus was found in a small commercial swine facility in Iowa during routine [Read More…]

U.S. Congressman Don Bacon says the House-passed farm bill is a win for rural communities. “This is huge for Nebraska,” he said. “This is even huge for the second district.” The Nebraska Republican says six [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says House leadership needs to keep its word and get a floor vote on year-round E15 legislation. “And do that in very short order,” Grassley said. “In fact, I don’t really [Read More…]

In this week’s checkoff chat, we’re looking back at 35 years of building demand and new opportunities for soybean farmers. Listen as we talk with Phillip Good about farmer-led investments in research, innovation, and market [Read More…]