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Foreign animal diseases like African swine fever remain a serious threat to U.S. pork producers. Todd Selvik is a pig farmer from Waseca in south-central Minnesota. “We have ASF as being a huge concern, really [Read More…]

A market analyst expects a significant shift to more corn acres in the Western Plains and Upper Midwest this year. Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says a trend has emerged within planting surveys to growers and [Read More…]

Studies show that high-protein diets can help GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) medication users be more successful in their weight loss efforts. Glynn Tonsor, an ag economist with Kansas State University, says GLP-1 users present a [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up with higher boxed beef during the session, waiting on the week’s direct business to develop.  April live closed $.70 higher at $207.07 and June [Read More…]

The coordinator of the Michigan Food Hub Network says Michigan State University is continuing to support local food systems as entrepreneurs navigate through changing federal policies. Samantha Stokes tells Brownfield, “The freezes of federal funds [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.51 and 1/4, down 6 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.01, down 3/4 centMay soybean meal closed at $293.60, down $1.50May soybean oil closed at 42.64, up 34 pointsMay wheat [Read More…]

Protecting animal health from outside threats is essential to safeguarding the U.S. food supply. Dr. Kelli Werling with Indiana’s State Board of Animal Health says unwanted pathogens are typically introduced through U.S. ports of entry.  [Read More…]

Several ag groups are seeking an exemption for ag products from proposed fees on Chinese vessels as the U.S. tries to level the playing field for shipbuilders. “We could potentially lose markets (if fees go [Read More…]

Durastak, Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm protection was approved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will be broadly available in hybrids from both Golden Harvest and NK brands and through independent [Read More…]

Commentary. I was fortunate to be near a television earlier this month to watch in real time as the NASA astronauts who more than nine months ago flew to space aboard Boeing’s failed Starliner spacecraft [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production fell to a near two-month low last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.053 million barrels per day, down 52,000 on the week and 1,000 on the year. [Read More…]

A bill that establishes an online information portal for farmers has been signed into law.  Kendell Culp, Jasper County farmer and author of the bill, says it will put all rural government information in one [Read More…]

A farmer in south central South Dakota says widespread dryness has been good for spring fieldwork, but not good for winter wheat emergence. Bryan Jorgensen says “it went in last fall very dry. We haven’t [Read More…]

When farmers plant DEKALB® corn products, they also can benefit from many other products and services from the brand and Bayer Crop Science.  In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB Product Manager Seth Erwin discusses [Read More…]

A Missouri Bootheel farmer started planting corn and soybeans this week, striving to make decent progress ahead of weekend rains. “We should be between 10 to 20 percent planted by the end of the week.” [Read More…]

An extension agronomist with University of Arkansas says a seed shortage and a challenging ag economy have farmers taking a more cautious approach planting rice. Jarrod Hardke tells Brownfield “everyone is pretty much in a [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the North and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will cover the remainder of the country.  Meanwhile, [Read More…]

Legislation that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List is moving through the House Committee on Natural Resources.  During a Tuesday subcommittee hearing, co-author and Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert said the introduction of [Read More…]

The president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says it’s unclear what will happen in agriculture when reciprocal trade tariffs take effect next Wednesday. “We really need to see what the details [Read More…]

An ag economist says he expects some upcoming export opportunities for U.S. corn into Japan. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says Japan needs more corn for livestock feed usage. “They are a bit ahead of [Read More…]