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Frayne Olson, a grain marketing economist with North Dakota State University Extension, says more details and stronger enforcement mechanisms are needed in any new trade agreement between the U.S. and China. “You know the Chinese [Read More…]

An ag economist says the loss of the October Cattle on Feed report hits at a critical decision-making time for the industry. University of Tennessee’s Charley Martinez says many producers are contemplating herd expansion. “Do [Read More…]

A member of the House Ag Committee says increasing funding for trade promotion programs could help expand markets for U.S. commodities.   “We want to open up more trade doors and we’re going to put [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.28 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans $10.67 and 1/4, up 25 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $298.20, up $4.10Dec. soybean oil 50.77, up 50 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.26, up 13 [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying. The big source of support was the trade deal framework reached with China over the weekend. There are still a lot of unknowns, with some possible [Read More…]

State FFA officers are gathering in Indianapolis this week to help members advance and fine tune their leadership skills as a part of this year’s National FFA Convention. Abbey Garland with Ohio FFA says student [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher except for butter Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.69.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0225 at $1.80.  Four sales were recorded, [Read More…]

The president of Iowa Farm Bureau is encouraged by reports over the weekend China has agreed to a trade framework that includes purchases of U.S. soybeans. Brent Johnson grows corn and soybeans in Calhoun County. [Read More…]

A central Illinois farmer says he hopes to wrap up harvest this week. Doug Martin, who grows corn and soybeans in Logan and Macon Counties, says yield results have been variable. “We’re probably 20 to [Read More…]

In this episode of Spotlight on Soybeans, the Missouri Soybean Association’s Yield Contest is back, and Field Services Manager Dylan Anderson has more details on how to enter the contest. The post Applications Being Accepted [Read More…]

The manager of the MO-KAN Livestock Market in west-central Missouri says the market response from President Trump’s social media posts has brought some fear back into cattle country. Steve Wheeler tells Brownfield… “Everybody was starting [Read More…]

The sponsor of a bill allowing year-round sales of E15 says she’s committed to getting it across the finish line despite losing some support. Deb Fischer, a Republican Senator from Nebraska, says the Nationwide Consumer [Read More…]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is hitting several Indiana poultry facilities as the fall migration season continues. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the virus was detected in a commercial egg layer facility in [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, mostly lower, on spread trade and profit taking, but still had good week-to-week gains. Soybeans have maintained some cautious optimism for tariff talks between the U.S. and China, while watching the U.S. [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.23 and 1/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.41 and 3/4, down 3 centsDec. soybean meal $294.10, up $1.80Dec. soybean oil 50.27, down 60 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.12 and 1/2, down 1/2 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed limit down on fund liquidation, some lower direct trade, and ongoing questions about government intervention on beef prices.  December live cattle closed $7.25 lower at [Read More…]

The soybean harvest is winding down in parts of the Upper Midwest. Stine Seed agronomist Susan Hart covers central and western Minnesota, all of North Dakota, and the north edge of South Dakota. “On the [Read More…]

A weather expert says he expects the overall mild fall weather to continue. Meteorologist Greg Soulje says much of the Midwest had its first hard frost Thursday night, which is a little later than average. [Read More…]

A new national coalition says it plans to amplify the impacts of ag labor shortages and the need for long-term farm workforce solutions. Brandon Raso is a fourth-generation blueberry grower from New Jersey. “We’re all [Read More…]

A recent trade analysis from North Dakota State University confirms China can get by without purchasing U.S. soybeans in the current marketing year. Sandro Steinbach, the director of the Center for Ag Policy and Trade [Read More…]