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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says corn farmers need year-round E15 sales now more than ever since they will receive the lowest direct payments in the USDA’s trade relief package. He says the announcement emphasizes the [Read More…]

University of Illinois weed scientist Aaron Hager says farmers should start planning their weed-control strategies for fall emerging and winter annual weeds. He says fall herbicide application can provide better weed control than similar applications [Read More…]

An Illinois ag economics professor says the Trump administration’s trade aid payments to farmers will help many producers at a time of low prices and tight margins.  Jonathan Coppess says, “This cash payment’s probably going to [Read More…]

Climate Corporation announced advancement of a new predictive seed selection and placement technology to pre-commercial testing at a media event held in conjunction with the 2018 Farm Progress Show.  Seed Advisor provides a ranked hybrid [Read More…]

Farmers attending the 2018 Farm Progress Show have the opportunity to learn more about sustainability on their farms. Sustainability is a pillar in Bayer’s overall strategy and there are many efforts in place working with [Read More…]

Extreme weather variability has generated a wide array of crop diseases this year. Asgrow/DEKALB agronomist Sue Brakhane says conditions in Iowa are representative of many parts of the Corn Belt. “I have a northern part [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day lower on profit-taking following Monday’s impressive gains.  Some short covering minimized today’s damage.  August live cattle closed $.40 lower at $107.80 and October live cattle [Read More…]

Canada’s prime minister is preparing to defend his farmers as NAFTA talks move forward. “My position on defending supply management has not changed, we will defend supply management.” Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday he’s encouraged [Read More…]

The National Corn Growers Association wants to see Canada more involved as the U.S. and Mexico close in on a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Iowa farmer Kevin Ross, who will become first vice [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower all the Tuesday session, getting pressure from the projection of huge stocks and continued trade issues with China. DTN says the loss came despite the lower dollar and supportive commercial buying.  It’s [Read More…]

At this week’s Farm Progress Show, CLAAS unveiled its new CONVIO FLEX and CONVIO draper cutterbars. LEXION product manager Jeff Gray says while the CONVIO is ideal for use in conventionally threshed crops, such as [Read More…]

Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mostly higher Tuesday supported by continued optimism following the U.S. and Mexico trade deal and strong cash markets. August milk closed down a penny at [Read More…]

A new report says retaliatory tariffs imposed by China and Mexico could cut dairy farmer revenues by $16.6 billion, or 64 cents per hundredweight, over the next five years. The U.S. Dairy Export Council commissioned [Read More…]

Vikkie Becker of WJIL/WJVO Radio in Jacksonville, Illinois presented the Brownfield Ag Youth Award belt buckles to exhibitors in Morgan and Cass Counties. Congrats to all award recipients! A.J. Harris of Morgan county fair: Andrew [Read More…]

An Indiana dairy producer says consolidation in the industry, tight margins, and high costs of production led to the tough decision to close his dairy farm. Joe Kelsay is with Kelsay Farms. “The dairy industry [Read More…]

A college teacher and students spend time on a farm learning about food production. Brian O’Malley a chef instructor with Metro Communication College watched five of his students engage with farmers at a dinner sponsored by [Read More…]

Food insecurity affects one in five Missouri children. According to Feeding Missouri, this number increases to one in three kids in rural parts of the state. Missouri agriculture made it a mission this summer to [Read More…]

The USDA’s trade relief package is getting mixed reactions from ag groups. Kevin Skunes, president of the National Corn Growers Association, says the plan would provide “virtually no relief to corn farmers.” The USDA’s plan [Read More…]

Despite the news headlines, trade tariffs, and unfinished NAFTA renegotiations, Mike Dwyer with the U.S. Grains Council says the U.S. is on a record pace for exports when you look at the whole picture, and [Read More…]

  Wisconsin’s storms brought both relief and damage to crops last week.  USDA reporters say the thirsty crops benefited from the storms in most areas, but more than 10 inches fell in parts of Dana [Read More…]