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An ag economist with the Ohio State University says U.S. agriculture should be paying close attention to the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield “Mexico’s our number one agricultural export market and [Read More…]

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says a standalone nationwide, year-round E15 bill has enough support to pass the Senate. John Boozman from Arkansas tells Brownfield “It’s one of the number one priorities [Read More…]

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While there’s been excessive rains across much of Missouri, the Bootheel has been dry. Farmer Aaron Porter says that’s been affecting soybeans. Learn more in this Spotlight on Soybeans! The post Replant Likely Due to [Read More…]

An ag economist says there are a couple of factors contributing to the increase in cattle being placed into feedyards.     University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez says placements were up 6 percent in the latest Cattle [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, padding the week’s gains. Planting and development conditions mostly look favorable and the trade’s waiting for new demand from China. There’s been a lot of talk [Read More…]

An ag economist says it’s likely U.S. sugar growers and processors will face significant losses this year without additional trade protections for the industry. “It’s going to be a big problem, it’s going to be [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed waiting for the On Feed numbers and feeders were sharply lower on fund liquidation. June live cattle closed $.15 higher at $249.30 and August live cattle [Read More…]

Jul. corn $4.63 and 1/4, up 1 centJul. soybeans $11.96 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $331.90, up $3.50Jul. soybean oil 73.98, up 11 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.46 and 1/4, down 2 [Read More…]

The CEO of domestic phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says he expects shortages of fertilizers to eventually reduce the world’s grain supply. David Delaney says continued global supply chain disruptions are expected to impact crop production [Read More…]

A field agronomist for Burrus Seed says the latest cool stretch of weather has caused some corn and soybean emergence issues. Chris Brown, who covers the eastern two thirds of Illinois and southern half of [Read More…]

U.S. Soybean Export Council CEO Jim Sutter says trade between the U.S. and China could level out following recent trade talks, but it’s not a guarantee. “One of the things we understand that has been [Read More…]

Livestock producers are adjusting to rising input costs related to the conflict in the Middle East. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root says it’s unreal how fast fuel prices have gone up. “Even [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were lower except for butter on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.68.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0350 at $1.5050. One sale was recorded at that price.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.48.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.01 at $1.5350.  Twenty-three sales were [Read More…]

The International Dairy Foods Association will select a new President and CEO soon.  Dr. Michael Dykes announced he will retire from the role at the end of the year after leading IDFA for a decade. [Read More…]

Can you reduce dairy ration costs by 10-15 cents per cow per day? Jim Barmore, consulting dairy nutritionist, explains how feeding high-oleic soybeans can allow dairy producers to pull out other sources of protein and [Read More…]

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says to expect farm bill work next month. “We’re going to release the text in early June, and then we will be marking up in later June.” [Read More…]

An agricultural economist says with high fertilizer prices, it’s time to dial in what manure can do for crops. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences tells Brownfield it’s [Read More…]

With the U.S. cattle herd still at historically low levels, the industry is watching closely for signs of meaningful expansion.   Lance Honig, chair of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, says the July Cattle Inventory report should provide a clearer [Read More…]

The head of the National Council of Agricultural Employers says a recent federal court decision brings more certainty to farms using the H-2A program. John Hollay tells Brownfield the U.S. Department of Labor’s reforms for [Read More…]