Ag News

Southeast Nebraska farmer Don Bloss says his corn, soybean and grain sorghum yields this fall were above-average, despite a wide variation in rainfall throughout the growing season. Bloss says conditions were dry through most of [Read More…]

The USDA says wheat export sales for the week ending November 1st topped most pre-report estimates, the third week in a row with generally larger than expected sales. Physical shipments of corn remain ahead of [Read More…]

The USDA recently released some crop and livestock projections for next year, which the department traditionally does this time of year as part of the federal budgeting process. Included in the statistical guesses are acreage [Read More…]

Alternative crops add diversity to cropping systems and help farmers improve soil health AND their bottom line. Dr. Rob Myers is the regional director of extension programs with the University of Missouri. “As farmers are [Read More…]

The 2018 National Wheat Association/ U.S. Wheat Associates Scholarship was awarded to Matthew Winterholler, a senior agricultural communications major at Texas Tech University, during the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention. Winterholler first graduated from [Read More…]

Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange again continued lower Wednesday following the elections and lower cash trade. November closed six cents lower at $14.46.  December down 17 cents at $14.66.  January 12 [Read More…]

Commentary. Can you believe it will be six years ago in February that a Ram Trucks advertisement that ran during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl brought everyone in agriculture together for 2 whole [Read More…]

An advocate for industrial hemp says farmers in several states are recognizing its value as an alternative crop. “We’re really on the cusp of building an industry.” Michael Bowman with the National Hemp Association says [Read More…]

A cooperative leader says reaction to this week elections has been factoring into dairy markets. “The probability of Congress flipping was out there, I think a lot of farmers were not surprised.  We’re anxious to [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly modestly lower, getting ready for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. Additional pressure came from the lower midday boxed beef, and, with another week of no [Read More…]

President Trump says Democrats taking the House of Representatives might actually help him reach some of his objectives.  “We have a lot of things in common on infrastructure.  We want to do something on health [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production and stocks both climbed last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.068 million barrels a day, up 9,000 on the week, and the highest weekly average since late August. [Read More…]

Joe Beland is the regional sales and service manager for the Eastern Corn Belt for RCIS, a leading provider of agricultural insurance.  In this interview with Brownfield, Beland explains how private coverage products can help farmers [Read More…]

An economist says many farmers might see crop insurance payments affected by falling commodity prices this year. American Farm Bureau Economist John Newton says for the sixth straight year, the harvest price for corn was [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cold, dry, breezy weather prevails, aside from snow showers near the Great Lakes. However, wet fields continue to hamper harvest activities in some areas; the nation’s soybean harvest, 83% complete by [Read More…]

The National Milk Producers Federation says consumers are confused about nutrition of dairy milk compared to plant based milks. Alan Bjerga says a survey commissioned by Dairy Management, Incorporated found nearly two-thirds of consumers believe almond-based [Read More…]

A central Missouri farmer who runs a diversified farm with her sons says she has learned not to go big with her poultry egg operation. Tina Wibberg, who farmers east of Jefferson City, near Taos, attended [Read More…]

Cold conditions will persist through week’s end, except for lingering warmth in California and southern Florida. Late in the week, a developing storm system will produce widespread precipitation across the southern and eastern U.S., with [Read More…]

The EPA has announced some details, but not all, for its re-registration of dicamba herbicides for the next two years. Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn says the EPA typically rolls out the full label in [Read More…]

The head of the EPA says U.S. drivers WILL have access to E15 gasoline next summer, “We will be able to go to year-round E15 by next summer. This is a commitment by President Trump.” [Read More…]