Ag News

A research lab at Kansas State University is continuing to develop drought resistant crops to help double the world’s food supply by 2050. Tim Dalton is the interim director of the Climate Resilient Cereals Innovation [Read More…]

For the first time in a month, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in northwest Indiana.  The latest case was detected in a non-commercial hobby flock in Porter County. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says 360 [Read More…]

Chris DeMoss with MFA Incorporated says price and availability could challenge producers this spring. “If you’re going to top dress corn, have a visit with your local dealer and start getting some of those tons [Read More…]

Research is showing the benefits of applying solid manure over liquid manure to fields. Josh Mirabella with the University of Wisconsin-Madison is researching soil health and fertility comparing unprocessed liquid manure, manure that has had [Read More…]

Much of the Midwest should experience warm and dry weather the first week of May. Iowa state climatologist Justin Glisan says there’s a strong warm signal expanding from the central and western Corn Belt. “That [Read More…]

A commodity group says a ruling by the International Trade Commission will likely raise prices and reduce availability for a popular ag chemical. Virginia Houston with the American Soybean Association tells Brownfield, “It’s just one [Read More…]

An associate research professor at the University of Missouri says she’ll be able to continue her mechanization research after an anonymous donation was made to the Soybean Innovation Lab in Illinois. Kerry Clark tells Brownfield “I [Read More…]

A farmer from west-central Missouri says he’s concerned what the Trump administration’s tariffs mean for China, a top buyer of U.S. soybeans. Ronnie Russell raises corn and soybeans in Ray County. “I look forward to [Read More…]

A U.S. Senate Ag Committee member is calling on President Trump’s USDA Under Secretary for Trade nominee to go to bat for specialty crop growers. Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin says unfair trade practices need to be addressed [Read More…]

Mild weather the past few months could result in high alfalfa weevil pressure this spring. FMC technical services manager Eric Rebek says the forage pest begins to emerge in April and May, feeding on crops [Read More…]

A north central Illinois farmer says he’s disappointed in the state’s planned cuts to conservation funding.  Brian Corkill, who farms in Henry & Stark Counties, says the “Fall Covers for Spring Savings” program, which offers [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed again Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.4975. One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 at $1.73.  Five [Read More…]

There were modest changes for U.S. ethanol production and supply over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.04 million barrels per day, up 7,000 on the week and 53,000 [Read More…]

The U.S. EPA says its included updates in the final Insecticide Strategy to make it easier for applicators and growers to comply with the Endangered Species Act. “We see a lot of improvements here.” Kyle [Read More…]

An economist with the University of Missouri says the Trump administration’s waiver allowing sales of E15 fuel blends this summer isn’t a long-term solution. “Monday’s announcement of year-round E15 follows a similar pattern from the [Read More…]

The Trump administration has announced it is resuming payments to growers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crop program. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says a second round of support up to $1.3 billion will be used to [Read More…]

An ag economist says demand has been strong for U.S. corn. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the corn market has been monitoring harvest in Argentina and second crop conditions in Brazil. “A big critical part [Read More…]

The Trump administration has dropped criminal charges against a South Dakota family accused of improperly using Forest Service land. Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the Maude family was a victim of [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in most areas east of the Rockies, while cooler-than-normal conditions will prevail across southern Florida and much of the West.  Meanwhile, [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, the threat of severe thunderstorms has shifted to the south and east, following Monday’s outbreak across the upper Midwest.  Early Tuesday, a broken line of showers stretches from the lower Great [Read More…]