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A member of the governing board of Clean Fuels Alliance America says the biodiesel and renewable diesel industries are poised to take advantage of new Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) issued by the EPA. Rob Shaffer, [Read More…]

Federal lawmakers are discussing ways to help alleviate rising ag input prices. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says revoking countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer imports would be a start. “The 18 percent tariff (currently in [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA raised domestic crush, but cut exports, leaving U.S. ending stocks unchanged, with minor adjustments for South America. The USDA did raise production and exports [Read More…]

A farm group lobbyist says Wisconsin’s producers had some victories and some major defeats in the just-completed state legislative session. Tim Fiocchi tells Brownfield the biggest wins were the new laws related to PFAS contamination, [Read More…]

May corn $4.44, down 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.65 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $317.60, up $3.50May soybean oil 67.70, up 28 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.74 and 1/2, down 5 [Read More…]

A south-central Iowa farmer says his 2026 planting season got underway this week. Steve Kuiper tells Brownfield soybean planting is off to a fast start. “We’ve been trying to get the bugs out of the [Read More…]

Luke Lindberg, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs, has been nominated by the Trump administration to lead the World Food Program.   In a release, the U.S. State Department says Lindberg brings exceptional [Read More…]

Warmer weather and mixed precipitation are forecast over most major U.S. growing regions the last half of April. Vaisala Xweather senior ag forecaster Donald Keeney says temperature swings should give way with a warmup this [Read More…]

The government relations committee chair with the Illinois Soybean Association says more soybeans will be crushed now that the state has entered the final step in its implementation of B20. Rob Shaffer, who farms in [Read More…]

Farmers in several Midwestern states could be eligible for the Practical Farmers of Iowa N Rate Risk Protection Program. PFI senior field crops viability coordinator Chelsea Ferrie says corn growers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, [Read More…]

The USDA has trimmed its 2026 red meat production numbers, while increasing the outlook for poultry. Beef is now projected at 25.79 billion pounds, down 20 million from March mostly on lower first half steer [Read More…]

A bill to provide financial assistance to Minnesota dairy farmers passed unanimously in the Senate. Ag Committee Chair Aric Putnam says the measure helps cover insurance in case milk prices fall or feed prices rise. [Read More…]

Iowa state climatologist Justin Glisan says field fires have been a concern over the past few weeks across the state. “We have seen some sporadic fires around (the state) and in fact we had a [Read More…]

Legislation exempting warehouses from having fire sprinkler systems has been vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. In his veto statement, Evers says he objects to changing the commercial building code without using a process that includes [Read More…]

Don’t rush into planting just yet. The USDA say that planting is underway in parts of the Corn belt in the latest crop progress and condition report. But, a Beck’s Hybrids agronomist, says farmers should [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, patchy precipitation in the upper Midwest is falling in conjunction with an approaching cold front. However, much of the Corn Belt is experiencing dry weather and a warming trend. Later Thursday, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, optimistic about higher direct business and the lower move in corn. June live cattle closed $.12 higher at $245.92 and August live cattle closed [Read More…]

An Illinois farmer says even though he booked his fertilizer last fall, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have concerns.  Brian Corkill raises corn and soybeans in Henry County. “When you stop the flow of any product, it takes a long time to get [Read More…]

Can farmers survive in the current ag economy? Joe Outlaw with Texas A&M University says it’s getting more difficult. “There’s more people saying I can’t do this anymore.” He says it’s a terrible time to [Read More…]

An agronomy expert says growers should prioritize pest management during the 2026 growing season. George Huckabay is the lead agronomist for Vive Crop Protection… “The biggest thing in the Midwest is corn rootworm,” he said. [Read More…]