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A member of the Senate Ag Committee is confident the 2018 Farm Bill can get done during the Lame Duck session of Congress. “I do think it’s doable and realistic.” And, Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith [Read More…]

A fourth quarter economic outlook report from the cooperative bank CoBank says strong growth in both the U.S. and global economies will support increased demand for U.S. ag products through the end of the year. [Read More…]

  Chilly weather will trail a series of cold fronts, leading to significantly below-normal temperatures across the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast. Warmth will linger, however, across the lower Southeast. In addition, above-normal temperatures will also [Read More…]

The Chinese are currently filling their soy needs with Brazilian soybeans.  But what happens when the Brazilian supplies are exhausted? Grant Kimberley, director of market development with the Iowa Soybean Association, says Brazil normally starts [Read More…]

Dr. Joseph Dalton with the University of Idaho is one of the participants in a multi-state and multi-institution group studying genomics for five years under a USDA grant.  He’ll talk about why more farmers are [Read More…]

Rain and snow kept many South Dakota farmers out of the fields most of last week. As of Sunday, 17 percent of corn was harvested, up 6 percentage points from last year. Corn maturity reached [Read More…]

Heavier than normal rainfall kept many Missouri producers out of the field most of last week. As of Sunday, nearly 80 percent of corn had been harvested. Soybean harvest reached 25 percent this week with 96 [Read More…]

Missouri Governor Mike Parson says it’s important to get young people involved in agriculture. The governor personally delivered the October Pork Month Proclamation at the Missouri Department of Agriculture Monday. He commented afterward about the [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed higher on late in the day buyer support. Today’s surge in hog futures also spilled over into the cattle complex.  Wholesale values have been mixed, but [Read More…]

A livestock economist says the recent support in hog prices could be waning. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says hog prices took off as Hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas at the same time as the [Read More…]

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Nebraska officials have unveiled new livestock hauling guidelines aimed at improving collaboration between law enforcement and Nebraska’s livestock industry. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says the goal is to help prevent situations where livestock trailers are [Read More…]

More than 150,000 students are creating technology throughout the month of October through the 4-H program. The 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day that began on October 1st, is a way to interest kids [Read More…]

A new climate report issued by the United Nations has dire implications for agriculture. Tom Driscoll with the National Farmers Union tells Brownfield what sets this report apart is that it says the world cannot [Read More…]

As a result of the Clean-Air Act, the amount of sulfur in soils has been slowly depleting. In this Managing for Profit, Beck’s Hybrids agronomist Steve Gauck explains why the nutrient sulfur is a necessity [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, Freeze and Freeze Warnings are in effect across many production areas. Summer crops in the freeze-affected region are largely mature, but the cool weather is contributing to a slow return to [Read More…]

Another surge of cold air will reach the nation’s mid-section during the weekend and soon overspread much of the remainder of the country. Warmth will prevail, however, in the Far West and linger across the [Read More…]

University of Wisconsin Extension officials are continuing to get reports of plant disease problems.  Friday’s report says there were confirmed cases of three different types of corn ear rot during the week.  Diplodia was found [Read More…]

Trade disruptions have been expensive for soybean growers, although there has been relief from the USDA’s Market Facilitation Program payments of $1.65 a bushel on 50 percent of a grower’s production. The tariff dispute with [Read More…]

President Trump and Chinese President Xi will reportedly meet next month at the G20 summit in Argentina. The two countries haven’t discussed trade in person since August. The news comes days after Trump says that [Read More…]