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The Senate might bring a compromise bill limiting President Trump’s tariff powers to the floor this fall. There are two similar bills that would restrict the President’s use of Section 232 national security tariffs including [Read More…]

Most fair food is full of calories and fat and flavor – and it’s associated with having fun!  But is it possible to eat healthy at the fair?  Yes! Healthy Living ~ fair food Continue [Read More…]

Ethanol production and stocks both moved higher last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.045 million barrels a day, up 5,000 on the week, the second week in a row with an [Read More…]

Commentary: In 1951, the Christian Mission at Glasgow Christian Church in Glasgow, Illinois sponsored the printing of a spiral-bound booklet featuring 1001 helpful household hints.  “Your Household Guide” might have been a fundraiser for this [Read More…]

Moving forward with the US Mexico Canada Agreement is top priority for Illinois lawmakers and ag groups. Illinois Republican Congressman Rodney Davis says convincing Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring the USMCA up for a vote [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, near- or below-normal temperatures continue to benefit reproductive to filling corn and soybeans, although significant developmental delays remain a concern as the end of summer approaches. By August 11, more than [Read More…]

This year’s wet, cool spring put the corn crop across the Midwest at risk for a higher incidence of corn plant diseases. In this Managing for Profit, Jeremy Lake – Dekalb product development manager shares [Read More…]

A cold front interacting with a warm, humid airmass will continue to produce scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms across the lower Southeast. Five-day rainfall totals could exceed 5 inches in parts of northern Florida. [Read More…]

An updated study shows Wisconsin’s total agricultural economic impact has grown.  Patrick Geoghegan with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin says, “The overall impact of agriculture in Wisconsin has grown from 88 billion in 2012 to 104.8 [Read More…]

Missouri’s ag director is keeping an eye on changing weather conditions in the state. Speaking at the Farm Bureau building at the Missouri State Fair on Monday, Chris Chinn said she’s aware of the abnormally [Read More…]

Seed and crop protection companies continue to invest in technology despite the difficulty caused by the 2019 growing season. Syngenta puts $1.4 billion annually into research and development, according to David Hollinrake, president of Syngenta [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures continued their sharp losses and ended the day mostly limit down.  The reduction in slaughter capacity continues to add pressure to prices.  Feeder cattle were lower on [Read More…]

A farmer in the Eastern Corn Belt says is the greatest challenge for growers this year has yet to show itself. “We have to get to fall harvest.”     Doug Darling typically grows 1,600 acres of [Read More…]

A livestock market economist says pork producers need to brace themselves for the ongoing volatility in the markets. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says margins are already tight and if pork producers don’t have a [Read More…]

Purdue University is now home to a lab designed to increase awareness and develop environments for food safety around the world. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded $10 million to Purdue to establish [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts were oversold, with most of Monday’s losses because of that decline for corn futures. Monday’s USDA numbers bullish on beans, but not enough to break [Read More…]

Here is another in a series of reports on how Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is “Powering Nebraska”. Today, NPPD president and CEO Pat Pope discusses steps the organization is taking to reduce its carbon [Read More…]

Bill Corcoran, a representative with Country Financial says insurance is essential for protecting the financial wellbeing of a farm family. Famers need to keep in touch with insurance providers to be sure building and equipment [Read More…]

Randolph, Iowa famer Duane Aistrope (right) is the chair of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board The ag community continues to express its disappointment—and, in some cases, outrage—over the EPA’s RFS waivers. Duane Aistrope, a farmer [Read More…]

Auctions at the Wisconsin State Fair brought in the bucks for FFA and youth animal projects.  The Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction raised almost 100-thousand dollars for the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation to support 4-H education, [Read More…]