Ag News

The US pork sector continues to battle demand uncertainty as both production an supply continue to grow.  Tariffs make products more expensive to several of our biggest buyers. In this Managing for Profit, University of [Read More…]

The Renewable Fuels Association held a conference call with reporters Thursday to discuss the recent decision by President Trump directing the EPA to begin rulemaking to allow for  year-round sales of E15.  The panel of participants discussed the legal authority underpinning [Read More…]

For an hour Thursday South Dakota farmer David Poppens hosted U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to conduct a Q&A with farmers and the South Dakota congressional delegation. Poppens – who farms near Lennox, in southeastern [Read More…]

New to the National FFA Convention this year is the Blue Room, a 17,000-square-foot interactive space highlighting technology, innovation, ag careers, and challenges facing the industry. Beth Bechdol says AgriNovus Indiana wanted to partner with [Read More…]

Cauliflower used to be an often overlooked vegetable. But it is now being used, more and more, as a low-carbohydrate alternative to grains and legumes. Cauliflower can be used as a substitute for grains in many [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on spread trade, profit taking, and position squaring ahead of the week’s widespread direct cash business. October was the exception, up $.07 at $113.35, and December [Read More…]

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says the anti-opioid bill signed into law by President Trump is an important first step. Duvall says rural America has some of the highest rates of opioid addiction. He says [Read More…]

Syngenta will open a major Global and North American seeds office in the suburbs of Chicago which will put them closer to growers in the Corn Belt, give them access to a talent pool of [Read More…]

Self Help International, based in Waverly, Iowa, helps children in Ghana and Nicaragua by improving their quality of life through agriculture practices. “The world is a safer and better place when people are well fed. [Read More…]

Australian-based a2 Milk Company is being challenged by the National Milk Producers Federation for claims that their products are easier on human digestion than conventional milk. The National Advertising Division has referred advertising claims to [Read More…]

President Trump has signed a bill to improve water infrastructure in the U.S. The America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 invests more than $6 billion into projects over the next decade. Mike Steenhoek with the [Read More…]

The USDA says wheat export sales for the week ending October 18th were towards the low end of pre-report estimates, while corn and soybeans fell short of most analysts’ expectations. Physical shipments of corn remain [Read More…]

FFA has always been a family tradition for Illinois native Taylor Hartke and on Saturday she will receive her American FFA Degree along with her quadruplet siblings Taylor is the youngest Hartke quadruplet and she [Read More…]

The pace of the nation’s corn and soybean harvest has picked up, so what’s ahead for commodity prices? Global Commodity Analytics president Mike Zuzolo says there are bullish and bearish scenarios in play.     [Read More…]

President Trump told Wisconsin dairy farmers they played an important role in shaping the new USMCA trade agreement that will replace NAFTA. Trump told a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin that dairy farmers were living with [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool but dry weather continues to promote an acceleration of fieldwork. On October 21, topsoil moisture was rated at least one-fifth surplus in Iowa (35% surplus), Minnesota (30%), Wisconsin (24%), and [Read More…]

An extension grain marketing economist suggests having the corn market stuck in neutral is a positive. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota says corn futures can’t decide to go up or down. “I guess [Read More…]

A recent report shows online grocery sales are expected to quadruple by 2023. Packaged Facts, a market research firm, found that online grocery sales tripled between 2013 and 2018. The report shows the increase was [Read More…]

Cash hog markets have been under a lot of pressure recently, but there has been speculation the outbreaks of African Swine Fever in China and the EU could provide some price support. University of Missouri [Read More…]

Every year there are some crop quality issues, but this year warm and damp weather has created more wide-spread challenges. Steve Gauck, an agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids, reminds farmers to take extra steps when harvesting [Read More…]