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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day modestly higher ahead of widespread direct cash business.  Monday’s beef prices were supportive and continued strong demand could help keep prices elevated despite the recent [Read More…]

An agronomist with Ohio-based Maria Stein Grain says soybeans are looking good despite late-season disease pressure in the Eastern Corn Belt. Bill Mullen says although farmers have reported frogeye leaf spot and sudden death syndrome, [Read More…]

USDA Trade Undersecretary Ted McKinney says the dispute between the U.S. and China could go on for months. On Monday, the U.S. imposed ten percent tariffs on 200 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese goods, which [Read More…]

A central Indiana farmer says he anticipates record corn yields this year. Mike Beard raises corn, soybeans, and hogs in Clinton County. “I’m probably 10 percent over my record yield- it’s going to be a [Read More…]

The director of propane marketing for CHS says trade disputes could add a wrinkle to prices. Dennis St. Aubin tells Brownfield China imposed tariffs on U.S. propane in August. “So as we look at propane [Read More…]

Central Iowa farmer Dennis Bogaards describes this year’s weather as a ‘roller-coaster’—a dry spring, a wet June, a hot and dry mid-summer, and a now a wet September. Even with the ups and downs, Bogaards [Read More…]

The USDA says August poultry production was up 2% on the year at 4.470 billion pounds. The preliminary live weight of all poultry was also 2% above a year ago at 5.907 billion pounds and [Read More…]

A spokesperson for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin says Fuel up to Play 60 has helped increase student access to healthy foods and consumption of dairy products. Tina Peterson tells Brownfield the dairy checkoff has been [Read More…]

The Undersecretary for Trade at USDA says the U.S. and Canada are working hard to settle differences on NAFTA. Ted McKinney calls discussions with Canadian trade officials civil and in earnest. “There’s no flailing of [Read More…]

The USDA has announced its traceability program goals for cattle. USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach for marketing and regulatory programs says in Fiscal Year 2019, the USDA will start building the capability for the electronic sharing [Read More…]

 Across the Corn Belt, sharply cooler air, along with rain, is arriving across the upper Midwest. Wet conditions continue to hamper upper Midwestern fieldwork; on September 23, topsoil moisture was rated 25% surplus in Iowa [Read More…]

  In the West, late-season warmth and mostly dry conditions will promote summer crop maturation and harvesting, as well as winter wheat planting. Farther east, however, a series of cold fronts will maintain showery conditions [Read More…]