Ag News
Mississippi River navigation season is open
Another mode of transportation is back in service for U.S. commodities and products. The Army Corps of Engineers reports the Motor Vessel W. Red Harris with a tow of barges broke a channel through the [Read More…]
HPAI confirmed in Nebraska broiler flock
The second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Nebraska, this time on a commercial broiler flock in Butler County. Steve Wellman is Nebraska’s Director of Agriculture. “There are about 570,000 broilers [Read More…]
Small meat processor: USDA grant program needs work
A small meat processor says he’d like to apply for the USDA’s latest grant program, but the application process is too burdensome. Charlie Emswiler with Wahoo Meat Locker in Nebraska said there are a lot [Read More…]
Egg producer profitability taking hit after hit
An egg market analyst says highly pathogenic avian influenza is adding insult to injury for US egg producers. Brian Moscogiuri with Eggs Unlimited says for the last two years US egg producers have faced multiple [Read More…]
A slow-moving Spring storm treks across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a low-pressure system crossing the lower Missouri Valley is producing widespread rain. Warmth lingers across the Ohio Valley, while cooler air is overspreading the remainder of the Midwest. In parts of [Read More…]
Canadian railroad work stoppage ends
The employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway are back on the job. The railroad announced early Tuesday they have reached an agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to bring in an arbitrator to help [Read More…]
$2 million awarded for farmland preservation programs
Two million dollars have been granted to Michigan farmland preservation efforts across the state. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board have announced seven grants this year will [Read More…]
An Increasingly More Active Pattern to Return to the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across Florida’s peninsula and from the Great Lakes region into the Northeast. Meanwhile, near- [Read More…]
Celebration of Modern Ag helps highlight sustainable food production
Photo provided by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers The Celebration of Modern Agriculture on National Ag Day created an opportunity to connect policy makers and consumers with the role farmers play in today’s sustainable food [Read More…]
Workshop to address conservation barriers, opportunities to improve profitability
Farmers will learn more about soil health, regenerative agriculture, and organic grain production during a Healthy Farms, Healthy Communities workshop tomorrow. Ashley Hammac is the president and soil scientist for Geosmin Agricultural Solutions, the event [Read More…]
What farmers need to know about the carbon space
In our final video of this series, Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner visited with Mark Worner, an agronomist with Agoro Carbon Alliance at Commodity Classic to dig deeper into what farmers need to know about the carbon [Read More…]
The value of the precision conservation management program
In this IL Corn Connection Greg Goodwin, IL Corn’s Director for the Precision Conservation Management Program, highlights how corn farmers’ checkoff dollars are being matched or exceeded to leverage more funds for on-farm conservation work [Read More…]
Remote sensing for cover crop monitoring
Research funded by the Ohio Soybean Council is taking a closer look at the usefulness of satellite and drone-based imagery to estimate cover crop biomass and nutrient uptake efficiency. In this Voice of Soy – [Read More…]
March is National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month is the annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It’s a month to encourage people to learn about making informed food choices and develop healthful eating and physical activity habits. [Read More…]
Consumer demand for whey protein is up
Demand for high-protein whey products has grown during the pandemic as consumers focused more on health and nutrition. Healthy Living: …
Farmer plans ahead for fuel needs
Farmers are doing what they can to get the fuel they need for planting season at the best price possible. Wisconsin farmer John Eron says he’s glad they installed more on-farm fuel storage in the [Read More…]
MO bill aims to proactively limit river flooding
A bill meant to streamline river flooding prevention and repair measures in Missouri was introduced to a state Senate committee Monday. The bill’s sponsor, Missouri Senator Dan Hegeman, testified on behalf of his flood resiliency [Read More…]
Lely discontinues business in Russia and Belarus
A dairy robot manufacturer is discontinuing new product sales in Russia and Belarus. Lely issued a statement saying they are concerned about the population’s food supply and the welfare of the cows, but they condemn [Read More…]
Hog futures up, following midday pork
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were up and feeders were mostly higher, watching corn and the early stages of this week’s direct cash cattle business. April live was up $1.15 at $139.05 and June [Read More…]
Stress and pressure throughout ag industry
A former national FFA officer from Missouri says the pressures for everyone in the ag industry are immense no matter a person’s age. In this Managing for Profit on Brownfield, Paxton Dahmer says much of [Read More…]