Ag News

Soybeans were mixed on commercial spread adjustments, with nearby contracts up and deferred months down. The most active months managed to buy back a portion of the recent losses. China is lowering the tariff on [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were up modestly ahead of widespread direct business. February was $.20 higher at $121.32 and April was up $.05 at $119.80. Feeder cattle were down on the firm move [Read More…]

Further research into swine virus transmission through imported feed shows African swine fever can survive much longer than originally thought. Dr. Dave Pyburn with the National Pork Board says while looking at holding times as [Read More…]

The Illinois Corn Growers Association is calling on its members to protect atrazine by commenting on the EPA’s Preliminary Interim Decision on the herbicide. ICGA says the decision still includes defective studies relying on poor [Read More…]

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says China’s president Xi has reassured President Trump that Beijing will meet purchase goals outlined in the phase one agreement between the countries. Kudlow told Bloomberg TV Friday the [Read More…]

President Trump’s State of the Union address highlighted the need to rebuild America’s infrastructure. Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek says the call to prioritize infrastructure has bipartisan support. “Infrastructure was one of the [Read More…]

ISA president-elect Jeff Jorgenson checks feed quality during a stop at Sindh Feed, based in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo courtesy Aaron Putze, Iowa Soybean Association) Farmer-leaders of the Iowa Soybean Association have been on a trade [Read More…]

False research claims and consumer fear has prompted a commodity organization to fight back for its farmers.  United Soybean Board director Chuck Prellwitz from Wisconsin says along with promoting soybeans around the world, they also [Read More…]

Commodity group leaders are pleased with recent trade progress and hopeful that more trade deals can be made.  Paul Burke with the U.S. Soybean Export Council says they see market opportunities in new places, saying [Read More…]

The USDA is providing two risk management programs for hemp growers in 2020. Martin Barbre, Administrator of the Risk Management Agency (RMA), says the first one is Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) which is still a [Read More…]

The Missouri Department of Agriculture is asking the legislature to allow it to expand its pesticide complaint staff. Complaints have gone up over the past several years as new dicamba formulations hit the market. Department [Read More…]

A record amount of E15 was sold in 2019. Renewable Fuels Association chief economist Scott Richman says by looking at data from Minnesota, the only state currently tracking monthly purchases of higher ethanol blends, he [Read More…]

A new generation of Holstein beef could offer farmers more avenues to add value to their calf crop. Dan Schaefer with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield less than a year ago the Holstein Association [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly higher ahead of this week’s direct cash business. Also, China has lowered tariffs on several U.S. ag goods, including beef, with the reduction scheduled to go into [Read More…]

Corteva AgriScience says it will stop making chlorpyrifos (klor-peer-ih-foss) insecticide by years end. In a statement given to Brownfield, Corteva calls it a “strategic business decision” because of falling sales of the chemical. The state [Read More…]

Plasma Blue, a company established by the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, is using a new technology involving electricity and liquid plasma to produce biodiesel. Tom Slunecka is the CEO of Plasma Blue. “Plasma [Read More…]

Farm Credit Mid-America’s Know to Grow program helps young and beginning farmers assess financial strengths and weaknesses and improve farm profitability. Jonathan Carter is the AVP of growing forward and lending partnerships with Farm Credit [Read More…]

Learning more about the competition of online appraisals is a top priority for the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. President Seth Baker tells Brownfield the option of online appraisals for things [Read More…]

China says it will cut tariffs on $75 billion of US goods in half starting next week. The move signals that China is implementing the phase one trade agreement despite the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus. [Read More…]

A western Nebraska land broker says the amount of rangeland coming up for sale in on the increase.  Jordan Maassen is with North Platte-based Lashley Land Brokers. He says there are more Sandhills ranches for [Read More…]