Ag News
Dry, but cooler week gives Iowa crops some relief
Crop stress from a lack of moisture was partially offset by cooler temperatures last week across Iowa. Ag Secretary Mike Naig says USDA’s latest crop report from the state shows despite dry conditions, the below [Read More…]
Sluggish start to week for cash cattle business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed, preparing for the week’s direct business, while feeders were down sharply on the strength in corn. August live was down $1.27 at $178.75 and October was $1.60 [Read More…]
Illinois crops quickly maturing
Illinois crops are progressing ahead of last year and the five-year average. The USDA reports as of Sunday, the corn crop is rated 45 percent good to excellent, with 88% silking and 18% in the [Read More…]
More heat, humidity & scattered storms to cover most of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to New York and New England. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
USDA investing $33 million to improve education and research at land-grant universities
The USDA is investing $33 million toward 82 research, extension and education projects at the nation’s historically black 1890 land-grant universities. The projects are part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Capacity Building [Read More…]
Trade remains a top priority for cattle industry
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association vice president of government affairs Ethan Lane says the Biden administration’s new approach to global trade doesn’t work for cattle producers. “It is absolutely unconscionable that the Trade Representative to the [Read More…]
Rep. Nunn introduces Revitalizing Rural Communities Act
AUDIO: Congressman Zach Nunn – Revitalizing Rural Communities Act A new bill in the House would increase investments in agricultural communities. U.S. Congressman Zach Nunn says he’s co-authoring the Revitalizing Rural Communities Act. “For a [Read More…]
Legislation introduced to ensure American-made food is served in schools
Legislation has been introduced to require school districts to purchase domestically sourced food for in-school meals. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, introduced the Senate version of the American Food for American Schools Act [Read More…]
Summer Soy Socials
A series of soy socials will be held in each of the seven grower districts this summer. Missouri Soybeans Field Services Coordinator Dylan Anderson says the socials are relaxed, while being informative. The socials are [Read More…]
Food and farmworker groups want farm bill to cover safety needs
Food and farmworkers are urging Congress to improve worker safety through the next farm bill. Food Chain Workers Alliance co-director Suzanne Adely points to the Protect America’s Meat Processing Workers Act, introduced in the U.S. [Read More…]
Consumer interest in pork products could help prices for producers
The leader of a non-profit says consumer demand for pork could help push prices higher. Steve Martin with the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska says summertime grilling season will help eliminate some [Read More…]
Iowa farmer discusses input costs
Southwest Iowa farmer Justin Ewalt says higher production costs continue to be a challenge. “The inflation is high and it has been,” he said. “It doesn’t matter whether you are buying a cheeseburger at a [Read More…]
Crops in parts of the Eastern Corn Belt show significant improvement
A crop specialist says recent rains have helped some crops in the Eastern Corn Belt improve significantly. Adam Byrne, FMC Technical Service Manager tells Brownfield there are still fields showing signs of stress, but for [Read More…]
Liquidation in the cattle industry continues
A livestock economist says the July Cattle Inventory report confirms the cattle industry remains in the liquidation phase. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown tells Brownfield the latest report from the USDA has beef heifer replacements [Read More…]
Archery club raises money for young cancer survivor
Outdoor Adventures was on the road this week taking part in a local archery 3-D shoot at the Red Rock Archery Range located near Pella and Knoxville, Iowa. The Hickory Ridge Bow Hunters Club hosted [Read More…]
USDA moves forward with milk pricing hearing
The USDA decided Friday to proceed with a hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. Daniel Munch with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield USDA decided which of the dairy pricing proposals will be [Read More…]
Kansas ranchers file suit with U.S. Fish and Wildlife
A group of Kansas agricultural producers and the Kansas Natural Resource Coalition are suing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for its lesser prairie-chicken protections. Attorney Charles Yates with Pacific Legal Foundation is representing the [Read More…]
Producers discuss market for U.S. pork in Colombia
Photo by U.S. Meat Export Federation Producers representing the National Pork Board saw the importance of U.S. pork exports firsthand recently in Cartagena, Colombia. Alayne Johnson, a NPB director from northeastern Indiana, attended the U.S. [Read More…]
Soybeans mixed, corn, wheat down, all still up on week
Soybeans were mixed, mostly lower, but closed solidly higher on the week. Soybeans adjusted spreads Friday, watching the weather, with some conflicts in the forecasts for late this month into early next month. Either way, [Read More…]
Live cattle ended the week mostly lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live were mostly lower and feeders were higher watching corn and the direct markets ahead of Friday’s USDA reports. Live cattle closed $.30 lower at $180.02 and October lives closed [Read More…]