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An Iowa Senator is speaking out about President Trump’s decision to delay possible changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard.  Chuck Grassley says, “Thankfully, anti-ethanol forces were stopped by President Trump.” Chuck Grassley says the proposed deal [Read More…]

The tight labor market in rural areas is a major concern to pork producers.  At World Pork Expo, we discussed the issue with Jen Sorensen with Iowa Select Farms, which has 1,200 employees in Iowa. Sorensen also serves [Read More…]

RaboBank livestock market analyst Don Close says weather continues to be the single-most disruptive influence in the U.S. beef complex. Drought conditions forced the early placement of calves into feed yards, which substantially increased cattle on [Read More…]

At World Pork Expo on Wednesday, we stopped by the Nedap Livestock Management booth to visit with a couple of pork producers who own and/or manage facilities that have transitioned from gestation stalls to group [Read More…]

USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach addressed Wednesday’s SIP Luncheon at World Pork Expo in Des Moines. Ibach discussed topics that fall under his area of responsibility, including animal health, biotechnology and gene [Read More…]

With a huge and growing corn surplus, U.S. corn farmers say they need new uses for their grain – yesterday. NCGA President Kevin Skunes grows corn in North Dakota. At the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference [Read More…]

Some fields are too wet, others are too dry.  In southeastern South Dakota, Lewis Bainbridge finished corn planting a week ago, later than he would have liked, but “we’re still ok,” he told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

North Central Indiana farmer Dennis Maple says he’s had a good planting season, “Planting was about the easiest planting season we’ve had, especially compared to last year. We started our corn in late April and [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher on follow through buying as traders prepared for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. No appreciable trade has been reported, but the futures market appears to [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $3.78 and 1/4, down 5 and 1/2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.94 and 1/4, down 7 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $365.00, down $2.30 Jul. soybean oil closed at 30.65, down 14 points Jul. wheat closed at $5.19 and [Read More…]

The new president of the National Pork Board says hog farmers will continue adhering to “We Care” principles and showing how they are having an impact. South Dakota pork producer Steven Rommereim has been elected [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, with July closing just above last month’s lows. The trade continues to monitor any movement in trade discussions between the U.S. and China. Many forecasts have light [Read More…]

Minnesota Senator and Ag Committee member Amy Klobuchar tells Brownfield introduction of the Senate farm bill is expected Thursday.  “Bi-partisan agreement, how sweet those words are given what happened in the House, that would maintain [Read More…]

After four straight days of diving dairy prices, the markets took a slight turn higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. Class Three June milk was up $.05 to $15.31. July was up $.16 to [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production held steady last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.041 million barrels a day, unchanged from the previous week and up 42,000 from a year ago. The industry continues [Read More…]

The president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says pig farmers are getting beat up as the Trump Administration ushers in a new trade environment. Ohio hog farmer Jim Heimerl says he considered using [Read More…]

The president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says pig farmers are getting beat up as the Trump Administration ushers in a new trade environment. Ohio hog farmer Jim Heimerl says he considered using [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool weather covers the Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, a cold front crossing the upper Midwest is producing locally heavy showers and thunderstorms. On June 3, soybean emergence ranged from 26 to [Read More…]

  Hot weather across the nation’s mid-section will continue to expand and intensify across the western and central U.S. During the next few days, temperatures will routinely exceed 100° across the southern half of the [Read More…]

Farmers National Company is reporting an uptick in landowners considering selling, and part of that is seasonal. But as we hear from a sales manager for Farmers National, there are a number of other factors [Read More…]