Ag News

The USDA sent out more farmer surveys for the June acreage report, but Seth Meyer with MU’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says the response still wasn’t great. “They compensate on pure response numbers [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.68. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.43.  Twenty-one sales were recorded ranging from $1.4100 to $1.45.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4750. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0175 to $1.68. Twenty-two sales [Read More…]

In this episode of Managing for Profit, Michael Langemeier with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture takes a deeper dive into the latest Ag Economy Barometer survey. The post Ag economist says increased land-use pressures likely [Read More…]

Several agriculture groups are in support of a new ag labor bill introduced by House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson this week. In a press conference, National Milk Producers Federation CEO Gregg Doud said [Read More…]

In its June acreage report, the USDA said the U.S. rice planted area fell to a multi-decade low this spring, while cotton acres were higher than expected. Hunter Biram, an ag economist with University of [Read More…]

An ag economist says USDA’s latest quarterly stocks figures are positive for grain prices. Dr. Megan Roberts with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield corn supplies being 14 percent higher than a year ago should be bearish. [Read More…]

The director of market development for Ohio Corn and Wheat says the renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains critical for U.S. wheat demand. Wendy Osborn says more than 7 percent of the U.S. wheat crop is exported [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying at the end of the month. The USDA’s planted area number was up from March and 5% above 2025, coming out very close to the average [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed lower waiting on direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $1.15 lower at $242.42 and October live cattle closed $.72 lower at $236.65.  August [Read More…]

Jul. corn $4.12 and 3/4, up 10 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.16 and 3/4, up 8 centsJul. soybean meal $304.70, unchangedJul. soybean oil 66.74, down 233 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $5.80 and 3/4, up 11 and [Read More…]

The American Farm Bureau Federation says there’s broad support for legislation addressing the ag labor crisis.   John Walt Boatright says the Securing Agriculture Workforce Act is expected to be released today. He tells Brownfield, [Read More…]

The chairman of the National Milk Producers Federation says increased global demand continues to drive record U.S. dairy exports. Brian Rexing tells Brownfield, “Some other countries have had some issues with production,” he says. “Luckily, we [Read More…]

For decades, the Illinois corn checkoff has partnered with the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council to promote corn and its products across the world. In this Managing for Profit, Jon Rosenstiel, a director with the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms are limited to the upper Great Lakes region. Elsewhere in the Midwest, rising temperatures are helping to ease pockets of excessive wetness and are promoting a rapid pace of corn [Read More…]

A farmer in northeastern South Dakota says the corn is already knee-high. Jason Frerichs tells Brownfield “That’s big, you know, and we want to see that progress is there. The corn looks really good. It [Read More…]

Weather had a mixed impact on Iowa crops last week. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says thunderstorms over the weekend brought isolated reports of hail and straight-line winds, but also much needed rainfall across northern [Read More…]

Two Missouri farmers say the crop conditions are good ahead of the heatwave. Brice Fischer in west-central Missouri says corn has pollinated and is starting to grain fill, and the heat wave is welcome. “We [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on fund liquidation. August live cattle closed $2.25 lower at $243.57 and October live cattle closed $1.82 lower at $237.37.  August feeder cattle closed [Read More…]

A central Ohio farmer says his soybeans are finally showing improvement following an early-May freeze event.  Allen Ett says it’s taken awhile for the crop to get going. “The last week to 10 days have started to come out of it really [Read More…]

An agronomist is encouraging growers to remain diligent about scouting as hot, humid weather picks up this week. Doug George with Bayer tells Brownfield June conditions remind him of the growing season of 2021, which [Read More…]