Ag News

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, padding the week’s gains. Planting and development conditions mostly look favorable and the trade’s waiting for new demand from China. There’s been a lot of talk [Read More…]

An ag economist says it’s likely U.S. sugar growers and processors will face significant losses this year without additional trade protections for the industry. “It’s going to be a big problem, it’s going to be [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed waiting for the On Feed numbers and feeders were sharply lower on fund liquidation. June live cattle closed $.15 higher at $249.30 and August live cattle [Read More…]

Jul. corn $4.63 and 1/4, up 1 centJul. soybeans $11.96 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $331.90, up $3.50Jul. soybean oil 73.98, up 11 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.46 and 1/4, down 2 [Read More…]

The CEO of domestic phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says he expects shortages of fertilizers to eventually reduce the world’s grain supply. David Delaney says continued global supply chain disruptions are expected to impact crop production [Read More…]

A field agronomist for Burrus Seed says the latest cool stretch of weather has caused some corn and soybean emergence issues. Chris Brown, who covers the eastern two thirds of Illinois and southern half of [Read More…]

U.S. Soybean Export Council CEO Jim Sutter says trade between the U.S. and China could level out following recent trade talks, but it’s not a guarantee. “One of the things we understand that has been [Read More…]

Livestock producers are adjusting to rising input costs related to the conflict in the Middle East. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root says it’s unreal how fast fuel prices have gone up. “Even [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were lower except for butter on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.68.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0350 at $1.5050. One sale was recorded at that price.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.48.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.01 at $1.5350.  Twenty-three sales were [Read More…]

The International Dairy Foods Association will select a new President and CEO soon.  Dr. Michael Dykes announced he will retire from the role at the end of the year after leading IDFA for a decade. [Read More…]

Can you reduce dairy ration costs by 10-15 cents per cow per day? Jim Barmore, consulting dairy nutritionist, explains how feeding high-oleic soybeans can allow dairy producers to pull out other sources of protein and [Read More…]

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says to expect farm bill work next month. “We’re going to release the text in early June, and then we will be marking up in later June.” [Read More…]

An agricultural economist says with high fertilizer prices, it’s time to dial in what manure can do for crops. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences tells Brownfield it’s [Read More…]

With the U.S. cattle herd still at historically low levels, the industry is watching closely for signs of meaningful expansion.   Lance Honig, chair of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, says the July Cattle Inventory report should provide a clearer [Read More…]

The head of the National Council of Agricultural Employers says a recent federal court decision brings more certainty to farms using the H-2A program. John Hollay tells Brownfield the U.S. Department of Labor’s reforms for [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Planting weather mostly looks favorable for much of the region into the end of the month. There’s also some expectation that planted area will top what the [Read More…]

A north Iowa farmer says crop emergence is better than a year ago. Josh Hitzhusen grows corn and soybeans near Rockwell and tells Brownfield stands were thin last year. “It’s not a perfect stand out [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on technical liquidation ahead of the On Feed report from the USDA.  June live cattle closed $4.12 lower at $249.15 and August live [Read More…]

The Good Food for Michigan Project has announced its first grants to expand institutional local food access through regional food hubs. Brian Schorr with Flint Fresh tells Brownfield their food hub has been supplying some [Read More…]

The USDA’s reporting a generally solid week for U.S. export sales. Old crop corn during the week ending May 14th was considerably larger than average thanks to the key customers of Japan and South Korea, [Read More…]