Ag News

The Oklahoma National Stockyards has been placed under contract for purchase.  An independent business owner and an Oklahoma cattleman are leading the group of buyers.  The terms of the agreement have not been released, but [Read More…]

A Wisconsin dairy ingredients plant has been sold, and the new owners will expand its capacity.  Actus Nutrition, formerly known as Milk Specialties acquired the Foremost Farms Sparta, Wisconsin facility.   The Sparta site is [Read More…]

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. The newly elected president of Ohio FFA says his goal is to build relationships. Carter Boyd from the Hillsboro Great Oaks FFA Chapter spent the last year serving as vice [Read More…]

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is talking to dozens of countries following last month’s tariff announcements, but a former chief ag negotiator says new trade deals take time. Darci Vetter says it [Read More…]

U.S. soybean and cotton farmers are taking a different approach to weed management as the U.S. EPA reviews three over-the-top dicamba products. Jordan Bredehoft from Lafayette County, Missouri says it’s his first year using Enlist [Read More…]

Northeast Arkansas farmer Nathan Reed says waterlogged fields from last month’s floods will encourage some Delta farmers to plant fewer cotton acres this spring. “We’ve got some fields that are still a few weeks off [Read More…]

A southeast Minnesota farmer is dialing in his crop fertility plan. Ed McNamara of Goodhue says nitrogen continues to provide a good return on investment. “Where we’re putting a little bit down pre before we [Read More…]

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says some corn and soybean planting has slowed across the state. “There have been some delays now or some folks and planters that have been sitting,” he said. “That’s because [Read More…]

A farm real estate specialist says the farmland market has been picking up steam in Iowa. Jim Rothermich with Iowa Appraisal says auction volume jumped significantly in April. “I keep track of all the land [Read More…]

A Nebraska state senator says a bill recently passed by lawmakers could help ag producers better manage water resources. Tom Brandt, a farmer from Plymouth, says the bill will consolidate two state agencies in an [Read More…]

Many agricultural groups are encouraging the US EPA to revise the 2023 Waters of the U.S. rule, not to repeal and replace it. The agency is currently seeking stakeholder feedback as it works on key [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the northern two-thirds of the country, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to Florida’s peninsula and an area stretching from [Read More…]

Additional showers and thunderstorms in Oklahoma and environs could aggravate flooding in areas already experiencing elevated river levels.  However, dry weather will briefly return across the southern Plains by week’s end, as showers and thunderstorms [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were lower, watching the rest of the week’s direct business develop. June live cattle closed $1.25 higher at $209.65 and August live cattle closed $.60 [Read More…]

Sunflower growers in South Dakota can use Malathion to control red sunflower weevils this year. Tom Gere with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources says the U.S. EPA has granted a special [Read More…]

Some farmers might be running short on patience as Congress continues work on a new farm bill. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he’s frustrated it’s taking so long. “Talk about trying [Read More…]

Michigan lawmakers have approved funding increases that could offset federal funding cuts at the USDA. State Senator Sam Singh says conservation districts need to be supported. “The cuts that we’re seeing at the federal level [Read More…]

The Secretary of Agriculture says farmers are part of the solution as the Make America Healthy Again Commission is focused on increasing access to healthy foods. Brooke Rollins says the U.S. is currently facing a [Read More…]

Photo: Staff at Brazen Head Pub in West Bend, winner of 2025 Wisconsin Beef Council Best Burger Contest (Photo supplied by Wisconsin Beef Council) A new Wisconsin’s best hamburger has been selected.  Kaitlyn Kessler with [Read More…]

A U.S. Senator says there could be some more trading opportunities with Taiwan and the Philippines. Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts says he recently met with leaders from both countries. “There’s a lot of interest in signing [Read More…]