Ag News

A second case of bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in a northern Michigan beef herd this year. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the disease was detected as part of routine annual testing [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production backed off from the prior week’s all-time high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.075 million barrels per day, a decline of 48,000 on the week and 38,000 on the [Read More…]

Dairy farmers will be rewarded for their voluntary carbon reduction efforts as part of a new program with Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. Jen Block, director of value chain partnerships, tells Brownfield the EmPower+ program gives farmers [Read More…]

An ag economist says tighter margins have made it more difficult for farmers to pay off equipment debt.  David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights says farm machinery interest rates have hit an all-time high. “Almost $160 of interest [Read More…]

The head of the US Meat Export Federation says the organization remains focused on growing export demand. President and CEO Dan Halstrom says defending the current free trade agreements and increasing demand in those countries [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s Ag Secretary says he’s optimistic that a funding solution can be found to support animal health and inspection programs under rules ATCP-10 and ATCP-12. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield with the proposed fees [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s Ag Secretary says he’s optimistic that a funding solution can be found to support animal health and inspection programs under rules ATCP-10 and ATCP-12. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield with the proposed fees [Read More…]

Dairy farmers have expressed concerns about the new and much higher make allowance deductions from milk checks that resulted from the USDA’s federal milk marketing order hearing, but an economist says some good news might [Read More…]

Dairy farmers have expressed concerns about the new and much higher make allowance deductions from milk checks that resulted from the USDA’s federal milk marketing order hearing, but an economist says some good news might [Read More…]

An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says Friday’s release of the USDA’s November supply and demand report is likely to lead to volatility in the market. Brian Basting says a lot has happened since the [Read More…]

An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says Friday’s release of the USDA’s November supply and demand report is likely to lead to volatility in the market. Brian Basting says a lot has happened since the [Read More…]

Congress would have a very narrow window to pass nationwide E15 legislation this year if the government shutdown ends soon. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says he remains optimistic. “Now that it looks like [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade’s getting ready for Friday’s USDA numbers, expecting cuts to soybean yield and production. The market seems to have dialed in a fairly conservative report, [Read More…]

A pair of Illinois hemp growers say legislation included in the Senate bill to reopen the federal government would erase a multi-billion-dollar industry. “If they sign that bill into law, they’ll have outlawed everything in [Read More…]

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting several additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The state says three commercial flocks in Ottawa County have been confirmed with the virus, bringing the [Read More…]

An associate attorney at Ag and Business Legal Strategies says it’s never too early to take the first step in the succession planning process. Austin Peiffer says communication is key.  “Those conservations are hard, and they can be uncomfortable, but it’s worse when they [Read More…]

An ag economist says it will be January before more details are known about what’s happening with the U.S. cattle herd. The size of the U.S. cattle herd remains at its lowest point in 75 [Read More…]

An ag economist says the use of cover crops has increased over the past five years.  Michael Langemeier says data from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer says adoption has grown five percent since [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Congressman says the spending bill he and other House members will vote on has no major changes and could have been passed in September.  Republican Derrick Van Orden represents the Third Congressional District. [Read More…]

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) says many Chinese importers are excited to resume buying U.S. soybeans. Jim Sutter, who was in China right after the announcement of the multi-year trade framework, [Read More…]