Ag News

Milk futures made small gains and most cash dairy prices were down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. July Class Three milk was up $.03 at $14.21.   August was up $.05 to $14.65. September was [Read More…]

Missouri’s leading weed scientist says his team’s focus has changed when it comes to dicamba damage. Dr. Kevin Bradley says his team has moved away from the question – Is there volatility in the dicamba herbicides? [Read More…]

A federal judge in northern California will let a class-action lawsuit go to trial against Monsanto even though he calls the evidence “shaky.” The plaintiffs claim Monsanto’s glyphosate product, RoundUp, causes cancer. Evidence was presented [Read More…]

An ag economist with Purdue University says the U.S. pork industry appears to be headed for a period of large losses because of retaliatory tariffs from China and Mexico. “And those will be especially large [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day sharply lower as the US waits for what is likely to be another round of retaliatory tariffs from China after the administration announced it would [Read More…]

The head of the National Association of Wheat Growers says the group wants to see President Trump follow through on his promise to protect farmers from trade retaliations. Western Oklahoma farmer Jimmie Musick says instead [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply lower on commercial and technical selling, with the November contract hitting a new nine year low. The U.S. has placed new tariffs on China and China will likely retaliate, at least in [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production declined last week, while stocks hit multi-month highs. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.033 million barrels a day, down 34,000 from the previous week, with some downtime because of [Read More…]

Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish says the resignation of Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator was long overdue. “The big thing was the Renewable Fuel Standard and how he was handing out hardship waivers to [Read More…]

President Trump is following through on his vow to impose additional tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says he is supportive of the new tariffs. In a statement, [Read More…]

Dean Foods Company has officially notified employees of seven dairy plants they will be shutting down operations. The Huntley, Illinois dairy plant will be laying off more than 130 people in mid-September. Dean’s Country Fresh [Read More…]

University of Missouri extension has introduced a new herbicide injury identification app at its pesticide management field day. Extension Weed Specialist Mandy Bish tells Brownfield the mobile app allows photos to be sent of injured plants [Read More…]

A plant pathologist at Iowa State University says record heat in May resulted in the earliest presence of soybean cyst nematode in his nearly 30 years studying the pest. But, a wetter and cooler June [Read More…]

   Across the Corn Belt, very warm, mostly dry weather is ideal for summer crop development in areas with adequate moisture. However, topsoil moisture was rated more than one-half very short to short on July [Read More…]

  For the remainder of the week, warm weather will cover much of the country. However, cloudiness and showers will help to suppress temperatures in the Southwest. Starting around mid-week, a heat wave will affect [Read More…]

Canada has implemented a 10 percent retaliatory duty on imports of prepared and cooked US beef in response to US tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. US Meat Export Federation’s Jessica Spreitzer says Canada imported [Read More…]

President Trump has pardoned Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond.  The Hammonds were involved in a dispute with federal authorities over federal land usage and were convicted in 2016 of using fire to destroy federal [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the lack of direction from the cash market and the recent decline in wholesale prices pressured live cattle futures.  The negative moves today in lean hogs also carried over to [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, mostly firm, consolidating after Monday’s sharply lower move and last Friday’s sharply higher activity. It was an up and down day, with traders watching development weather and the effects of tariffs. The [Read More…]

Dean Foods Company has become a majority shareholder of Good Karma Foods, a plant-based food and beverage company. Dean Foods declined an interview with Brownfield but provided statements. CEO Ralph Scozzafava says diversification to higher-growth [Read More…]