Ag News

Beneficial weather helped further along the small grains harvest in Minnesota and brought needed precipitation to row crops. The USDA says despite scattered rains, there were more than five days suitable for the week. The [Read More…]

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue could face some difficult questions from farmers when he visits the Farm Progress Show this week. Perdue plans to arrive Wednesday, and he’ll likely be asked about the newly unveiled trade [Read More…]

Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst: “The trade assistance is welcome news for the soybean farmers who have suffered from trade retaliation and have a crop to sell this year.” He says Missouri Farm Bureau will [Read More…]

The USDA says corn silage harvest has begun and oat harvest has ended in Ohio. Corn is 79 percent good to excellent, with 89 percent in the dough stage. Soybeans are 80 percent good to [Read More…]

A director with the Michigan Department of Agriculture says the state hasn’t stopped exploring ways to expand dairy processing with the latest plant announcement. “We’re going to keep pushing for more processing in the dairy [Read More…]

There were no breakthroughs after two days of talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials. A White House spokesperson said the countries discussed views on how to have a balanced economic relationship, including by addressing [Read More…]

House Ag Committee member and farm bill conferee Tim Walz says his chamber should follow the lead of the Senate on SNAP to get the 2018 Farm Bill across the finish line. The Minnesota Democrat [Read More…]

Mexico and the U.S. announced a partial trade agreement Monday. President Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto held a joint press conference by telephone, where Trump praised negotiators from both countries.  “This is something [Read More…]

The co-founder of a lab-cultured meat company and the head of the North American Meat Institute have asked President Trump to clarify the regulatory system for cell-based meat and poultry products. The letter from the [Read More…]

The new executive director of the Nebraska State Fair wants to bring more national livestock shows into Grand Island. Lori Cox, who took over as executive director of the state fair in January, says she [Read More…]

Indiana Farm Bureau has set policy recommendations that will help guide the organization during the next legislative session. Justin Schneider, director of state government relations, says renewable energy topped the discussion during the recent Indiana [Read More…]

The Cooper County Public Health Center Board of Trustees passed an ordinance Friday regulating livestock manure.  The ordinance, which was pared back significantly from its original draft, requires a nutrient management plan from anyone applying [Read More…]

Recent crop tours across the Midwest have put additional pressure on struggling corn and soybean prices. Paragon Ag Advisory risk manager Jamey Kohake says if the projections are close to accurate, the soybean carryout could [Read More…]

A cash rent survey for Missouri cropland did not change much from the survey done three years ago, “Given that the economic conditions are a little less favorable right now than they were in 2015 [Read More…]

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war might benefit Russia. Russia’s Agriculture agency says it sold about 850-thousand metric tons of soybeans to China by May, about two-and-a-half times their previous sales.  Now, Chinese media reports say [Read More…]

Beck’s seed company is urging the EPA to limit dicamba use to pre-plant applications only. Scott Beck is president of the family-owned company. “We want to preserve this technology  but we think the best way [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were sharply lower on technical selling, long liquidation, and position squaring ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report. The on-feed numbers were bearish, but very close to what [Read More…]

An economist says despite the headlines, U.S. grain exports are pretty good.  Mike Dwyer with the U.S. Grains Council says, “We will probably set a record of at least 116 million tons of feed grains in [Read More…]

Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher Friday supported by continued strength in the cash market. August milk closed up three cents at $15.03.  September milk up 16 cents at $16.21.  [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers from the Mississippi Valley westward are maintaining generally favorable growing conditions for summer crops. Even some of the driest areas of the southwestern Corn Belt have experienced recent improvements [Read More…]