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A central Illinois farmer says soybeans he planted in late February look great. Brad Wade of McLean tells Brownfield 40 acres were planted on the 27th, more on the 29th, and the rest of the [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were higher Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  June Class III milk was up $0.31 at $19.21.  July was up $0.21 at $19.26.  August was up $0.10 at $19.29. September was up $0.05 at $19.29.     October through [Read More…]

The ranking member of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee says lawmakers should be cautious using the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund part of the new farm bill. John Hoeven told reporters at the National Association [Read More…]

The Missouri House has approved a bill to ban companies from using eminent domain to take private property to develop wind and solar farms. Democrat Peter Merideth from eastern Missouri says the bill puts up [Read More…]

Expansions to the U.S. Inland Waterway system will continue to provide a competitive advantage for American farmers on the global market.                   Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River, just north of St. Louis, is [Read More…]

The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says the first container ship has made it through the Port of Baltimore. A bridge collapse at the end of March has slowed [Read More…]

The director of USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub says the spring rains have improved soil moisture across the Corn Belt more than he was expecting, but drought isn’t over yet. Dennis Todey says “there are deeper [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher watching Friday’s direct business take place.  Feeders were mixed, with some pressure from the mostly higher move in corn.  June lives closed $.12 lower at [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.60 and 1/4, up 1/2 centJul. soybeans closed at $12.15, up 16 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $372.20, up $7.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.08, down 16 pointsJul. wheat closed at [Read More…]

CNH Industrial, the makers of CASE IH and New Holland farm equipment, is collaborating with satellite company Intelsat to provide farmers improved internet access. CNH chief digital and information officer Marc Kermisch says the deal [Read More…]

Earlier this spring, we rode along with north Iowa farmer Josh Hitzhusen while he planted corn south of Mason City. Using a John Deere DB 60 24-row planter, he told Brownfield that technology like ExactEmerge [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, rain across areas from the Mississippi Valley, eastward is slowing fieldwork but providing additional relief from long-term drought.  Meanwhile in the eastern Corn Belt, previously delayed planting activities are accelerating amid [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across the northern High Plains and the West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail east of a line from the southern Rockies [Read More…]

Deadlines for the use and sale of dicamba are quickly approaching.  Kevin Johnson, president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, says the EPA’s Existing Stocks Policy sets the deadline for sale of over-the-top dicamba [Read More…]

Some corn groups are disappointed with new guidance for sustainable aviation fuel tax credits. Michigan Corn Growers Association Executive Director Jim Zook says the new model negatively impacts the carbon index (CI) score for corn-based [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, optimistic about the week’s direct business, which started to develop during the session. There was also support from the lack of avian influenza in ground [Read More…]

Clean Fuels Alliance America says the U.S. Treasury’s new modeling does provide a path for agricultural feedstocks to receive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blender tax credits, but it’s not perfect. Kurt Kovarik, vice president of [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.59 and 3/4, up 9 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.99, up 28 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $364.90, up $15.90Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.22, down 2 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol exports moved higher in March. The Renewable Fuels Association says March ethanol exports were a 23-month high at 159.3 gallons, an increase of 15% from February. Canada has maintained its top spot for [Read More…]

A first-generation pork producer says his family hasn’t made any changes to their operation to become compliant with California’s Proposition 12. Mark Legan has a breed-to-wean facility west of Indianapolis. “As my daughter would say, [Read More…]