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A bill introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives would prohibit “fake meat” companies from using terms like beef, pork, steak or bacon unless the products include disclaimers that they contain no meat. The bill [Read More…]

Andy Curliss, CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council Anti-meat activists are using concerns over climate change to spread their message.  Andy Curliss, CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council, studies the tactics being used [Read More…]

Ag groups are pleased with the EPA’s new water rule but some have expressed concern that the fight is not over. At the American Farm Bureau convention earlier this week, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake [Read More…]

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has announced a new rule under the Clean Water Act to replace the Waters of the U.S. Rule, WOTUS, “The Navigable Waters Protection Rule will establish national consistency and provide greater [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day lower ahead of Friday’s cattle on feed report.  Markets were also pressured by the day’s steady to lower cash trade.  Feeder cattle were lower on [Read More…]

The National Pork Producers Council is pleased with the EPA’s replacement for the WOTUS rule. Michael Formica tells Brownfield it clarifies what waters are NOT regulated, “One of those features which is important for us [Read More…]

Farm Credit Services of America has given $1.5 million to support an endowed swine production faculty position at South Dakota State University. The endowment is the first in the nation for a swine production position, [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $3.93 and 3/4, up 5 centsMar. soybeans closed at $9.09 and 1/2, down 4 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $298.90, up $1.00Mar. soybean oil closed at 32.48, down 54 [Read More…]

The co-chair of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition wants to keep up the fight against RFS waivers.  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who along with Kristy Noem of South Dakota chairs the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, says there [Read More…]

The USDA says pork and red meat production hit record monthly levels during December 2019. Pork totaled 2.443 billion pounds, a jump of 9% from December 2018, with the slaughter also 9% higher at 11.394 [Read More…]

African swine fever (ASF) continues to be a major concern for pork producers.  Trent Thiele, a young pork producer from Elma, Iowa says the possibility of an ASF outbreak is one of his biggest concerns. [Read More…]

A midwestern farmer is seeing the benefits of biodiesel on his farm. Dave Walton raises soybeans, corn, beef, cattle, and sheep in eastern Iowa. He has used biodiesel on his operation for more than a [Read More…]

The USMCA trade agreement has cleared its final hurdle and is headed to the President’s desk for signature.  Phase One of the US-China trade agreement has been signed. In this Managing for Profit, livestock economist [Read More…]

Many farmers say broadband has become critical to their success. Darin Johnson, who grows corn, soybeans, and operates a seed and trucking business in southeast Minnesota, says the technology he uses depends on high-speed internet. [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day lower on follow-through selling, the steady start to direct cash business, and waiting for Friday’s Cattle on Feed report.  Feeder cattle were mostly lower on [Read More…]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he expects the Trump White House to release the new EPA Waters of the U.S. rule this week. The new rule, that Grassley refers to as a fulfilled promise from [Read More…]

The USDA says additional funds in the 2018 Farm Bill earmarked to improve livestock disease prevention efforts are being put to work. Dr. Sarah Tomlinson with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says the [Read More…]

Pork and chicken in cold storage finished last year at all-time highs. The USDA says pork supplies were 580.904 million pounds, an increase of 15% on the year with record production exceeding anticipated demand, and [Read More…]

American Soybean Association CEO Ryan Findlay says soybean farmers should be pleased with the phase one trade agreement with China. “I think what we need to thankful for is the language that is in the [Read More…]

Commentary. When I learned that the Golden Globes, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, would be serving a vegan meal to the thirteen hundred attendees, I immediately though of a friend’s [Read More…]