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Wisconsin Farmers Union is asking farmers and consumers about the Wisconsin Cheese label. A Farmers Union online survey is asking six questions including how much of the milk in a Wisconsin Cheese should come from [Read More…]

Dry weather has helped Missouri farmers get their crops planted but extension experts say the lack of soil moisture could become a real problem. Adam Casner, who farms in Carrollton, in west-central Missouri, tells Brownfield [Read More…]

Corteva Agriscience, the ag division of DowDuPont, and Monsanto say they’ve reached a licensing agreement on insect control technology for corn rootworm in the U.S. and Canada. The companies say the collaboration enables the development [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower on technical pressure.  Long liquidation and the lack of support from the cash and wholesale markets are pressuring prices.  There is still concern over the amount [Read More…]

Governor Dayton has issued an executive order to increase fertilizer access for Minnesota farmers. The order temporarily eases regulations on hours of service for motor carriers and drivers delivering fertilizer. Citing a late spring with [Read More…]

Ten state Farm Bureau presidents from across the Midwest are calling for an end to trade disputes with China. And they’ve sent a letter to U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to work with [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production jumped last week, while stocks contracted. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.058 million barrels a day, up 18,000 on the week, as the industry continues to prepare for increased [Read More…]

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate subcommittee action on WOTUS is coming soon.  Scott Pruitt confirms the proposed withdrawal of the Waters of the U.S. or WOTUS rule has not been [Read More…]

  The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has terminated the process to create an organic checkoff. The agency says uncertain industry support and outstanding issues with the program led to terminating the rule making process. Organic [Read More…]

Debate on the House version of the farm bill might start today. House Ag Committee Chairman Michael Conaway says he is pleased the bill has the support of President Trump for its proposed reforms to [Read More…]

Trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials are set to resume in Washington today. It’s the second round to talks between the two countries. The first meeting in China in early May ended without any [Read More…]