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The U.S. Meat Export Federation says recent trade cooperation between the U.S. and China has led to a boost for U.S. pork producers. USMEF’s Joe Schuele tells Brownfield that 23 pork processing plants have been [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.5775.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.61. Seventeen sales were recorded on both [Read More…]

A south-central Iowa farmer says the amount of rain his farm received this week was a pleasant surprise. Steve Kuiper raises corn and soybeans in Marion County. He tells Brownfield some parts of the county [Read More…]

A southwestern Wisconsin dairy farmer has been busy bagging forage. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his 275 Holsteins near Mineral Point, in Iowa County.  He tells Brownfield, “We got our triticale chopped on Sunday [Read More…]

The USDA releases its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report later today. University of Kentucky livestock economist Kenny Burdine says production efficiency continues to be the story for the U.S. hog industry. “We’re adding probably a [Read More…]

A market analyst says don’t panic if you’ve still got old crop to market ahead of harvest. Tim Marsh with Summit Commodities says there’s a lot that you can learn from historical trends in grain [Read More…]

Many farmers and ranchers fear the increase in deportations will worsen the farm labor crisis. John Walt Boatwright with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield recent federal enforcement actions have producers worried. “I tell you, [Read More…]

Ethanol production last week declined as stocks grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.081 million barrels per day, the lowest since late May and down 28,000 on the week, but up [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed and cheese prices stopped falling Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.5675.  Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5675 to $0.5725.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were [Read More…]

A southwestern Ohio farmer says the recent warm and dry weather is helping his crops play catch up after a challenging start to the 2025 planting season. But, Eric Tipton says corn variability remains a concern. “We have [Read More…]

Recent heat and humidity are creating favorable conditions for early tar spot detection. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University Extensions’ Darcy Telenko explains what farmers should be on the lookout for when [Read More…]

BASF is launching new canola seed technology that could expand crop acres in the U.S. Bryan Perry, U.S. head of seeds and traits, tells Brownfield the new hybrid, InVigor Gold, is yellow-seeded canola, which has [Read More…]

A dairy leader who was involved in the last USMCA trade negotiations says there are issues to resolve when the U.S, Canada, and Mexico return to the bargaining table. National Milk Producers Federation CEO Gregg [Read More…]

The Environmental Protection Agency wants a new Waters of the U.S. rule by the end of the year and ag groups are optimistic it will be less burdensome on producers. Courtney Briggs with American Farm Bureau [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed, mostly lower ahead of the week’s direct business.  August live cattle closed $.17 higher at $209.55 and October live cattle closed $.15 lower at [Read More…]

The director of commodity programs and food systems with the Illinois Farm Bureau says a re-introduced federal proposal would make it easier for farmers and ranchers to control federally protected black vultures. Tasha Bunting tells Brownfield [Read More…]

An ag economist says corn and soybean futures will be monitoring the energy markets in the short-term. Allendale’s Greg McBride tells Brownfield the conflict with Iran has caused crude oil to have some volatility. “When [Read More…]

Recent heat is expected to accelerate the development of crop pests. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson says Growing Degree Day Units have exploded with heat indexes in the triple digits across several Midwestern [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as cheese prices keep dropping.    Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.5725.  Two sales were recorded at $0.57 and $0.5725.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, hot, humid weather from the middle Mississippi Valley eastward is maintaining stress on livestock.  However, above-normal temperatures also favor a rapid pace of corn and soybean development.  On June 22, Iowa [Read More…]