Ag News

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, both live and feeder cattle futures closed higher on speculative buying interest, largely based on a hope for firmer demand.  August live cattle closed $.35 higher at $108.32 and October [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, in addition to the higher U.S. Dollar index and losses in non-ag commodities and the broader market. The trade is watching weather, with some dry parts [Read More…]

A settlement has been finalized for Native American farmers and ranchers, stemming back to a civil rights case against the USDA. The reported $266 Million dollars will go to the new Native American Agriculture Fund. [Read More…]

Milk futures were down and cash dairy prices were mostly steady to up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. August Class Three milk was down $.02 at $15.00.    September was down $.11 to $16.02. October [Read More…]

Commentary It’s state fair week for many of us in the heartland of America.  One of my favorite events at the both county and state fairs is the livestock showmanship competition. Although the showmanship competition [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, showery weather is occurring across large sections of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. The rain is especially beneficial for pastures and soybeans in drought-affected areas of the southwestern Corn Belt. On [Read More…]

A central Missouri farmer says a proposed health ordinance in his county would put him out of business. George Monk and his son have a diversified farm with 60 cows, a few soybean acres and custom [Read More…]

The group Common Ground hosted a dinner for nutritionists, fitness trainers, chefs and other “food influencers” on a Nebraska farm. Hilary Maricle with Common Ground says they explained the hot-button topics from GMOs to antibiotic use [Read More…]

A farmer network has created an independent seed brand which will offer seed at 40 percent of the current market price. Farmer’s Business Network’s head of seed Ron Wulfkuhle will lead the F2F Genetics Network. [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher on strength in wholesale values.  Feeder cattle were mostly lower on commercial spread trade.  August live cattle closed $.77 higher at $107.95 and [Read More…]

A regional technical manager with FMC Corporation says many farmers in the Midwest are facing late season disease pressure in soybeans. Gail Stratman says frogeye leaf spot continues to expand into the Corn Belt. “Growers [Read More…]

A sugarbeet leader says the sugar industry has its own trade issues as a global surplus weighs on the market. Luther Markwart with the American Sugar Alliance tells Brownfield subsidized production of sugar in countries [Read More…]

A top White House official says the U.S. and Mexico are in the final stages of reaching a deal to update NAFTA. “The deal with Mexico is very, very close. The team has been working [Read More…]

CommonGround Nebraska recently held its first-ever “Banquet on the Farm” on a farm north of Omaha. Hilary Maricle, a farmer from Albion, Nebraska, was one of the CommonGround volunteers working at the event. “What we [Read More…]

Corn development in the state is well ahead of last year at this time. As of Sunday 72% was at the dough stage. Eleven percent was dented. Three-fourths of the corn crop is in fair [Read More…]

As of Sunday, nearly 50% of Missouri’s corn crop was in poor to very poor condition. Only 22% is good. Corn development is ahead of last year. According to the USDA’s Missouri NASS office, more [Read More…]

Corn development is well ahead of last year in Illinois. As of Sunday, 90 percent had reached the dough stage, compared to 74 percent a year ago. Forty-five percent has reached the dent stage. Seventy-seven [Read More…]

The president of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association suspects those behind the ag nuisance lawsuits in North Carolina are trying to take down the entire industry. Greg Boerboom runs a farrow-to-finish farm near Marshall in [Read More…]

A Michigan investment company has announced its second acquisition of an independent regional seed company. Tillerman Seeds has acquired Wisconsin-based Legacy Seeds Inc. which produces alfalfa, corn, wheat, soybeans and cover crop seeds. The deal [Read More…]

Acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler says there is no decision yet on regulations that would allow E15 to be sold year-round. “I can’t tell you the timeline,” Wheeler says. “We are mindful of needing to [Read More…]