Ag News
A few showers on the Plains; dry weather across the rest of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost and light freezes were reported Thursday morning in the lower Great Lakes region, mainly in Michigan and Ohio. In contrast, warm weather prevails west of the Mississippi River. Elsewhere, [Read More…]
Senate Ag Committee backs Torres Small
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee is recommending Xochitl Torres Small to serve as the next deputy ag secretary for USDA. Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman made the announcement Wednesday following a committee [Read More…]
Common food names could be protected in new bill
A bipartisan, bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that would preserve common food names in trade negotiations. “We’ve got to get more serious about tackling what the Europeans are up to on geographical [Read More…]
Live cattle mixed as markets wait for direction
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were lower waiting for direct cash business to develop. June live cattle closed $.95 higher at $164.82 and Auguste lives closed $.65 higher at [Read More…]
Alfalfa growth coming along, but so are weevils
Alfalfa has rapidly developed the past two weeks across much of the Upper Midwest. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says stands did not respond to a cool, wet April. “Things have been [Read More…]
Continued investment in foreign animal disease prevention critical to the livestock sector
Stakeholders in the livestock industry are urging members of Congress to protect funding for animal disease prevention. Referred to as the 3-legged stool, livestock producers want to ensure the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures [Read More…]
Ethanol production moves higher as stocks tighten
Ethanol production bounced back last week as stocks tightened. The U.S. Energy Administration says ethanol production averaged 987,000 barrels a day, an increase of 22,000 on the week, but a decrease of 4,000 on the [Read More…]
Ag teacher retirement
A friend of mine is wrapping up not only the school year, but a quarter century career as an ag teacher at a high school in a county with a population of 21,379. He has [Read More…]
Ohio Soybean
The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) was founded in 1991 to manage the Soybean Promotion and Research Program – more commonly known as the soybean checkoff. Ohio soybean farmers pay one half of one percent of [Read More…]
Rice growers suffering from lack of trade action
A rice lobbying organization says the Biden administration’s lack of focus on trade is hurting US rice farmers. Louisiana rice miller Bobby Hanks chairs the Trade Policy Committee for USA Rice. He tells Brownfield heavy subsidies [Read More…]
Princess Kay finalists hope to represent Minnesota dairy farmers
Ten finalists are competing to represent Minnesota dairy farmers as the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way. Jenna Davis with Midwest Dairy leads the program. “We have a long and really rich history of [Read More…]
This year’s wheat crop could impact bread, bakeries
One of the nation’s largest wheat milling companies says the potential of a poor crop this year could impact the baking industry. Marco Hernandez, technical director with Miller Milling, says lower production and poor quality [Read More…]
Challenges continue for cattle producers
An ag economist says drought conditions, input costs, and demand concerns are some of the issues plaguing the nation’s cattle producers. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says Friday’s Cattle on Feed numbers will provide insight [Read More…]
A few showers on the northern High Plains; dry weather across the rest of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather across the northern Corn Belt favors fieldwork, except in areas of the upper Midwest that received inundating rainfall last week. During the week ending May 14, more than one-half [Read More…]
A warming trend west to east across the Heartland next week; showers on the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the southern Plains to the middle and southern Atlantic Coast, except in southern Florida. Warmer-than-normal weather will cover the northern [Read More…]
A continuous path to improvement for the livestock industry
Livestock producers are on a continuous goal to increase sustainability, improve animal husbandry practices, and meet consumers’ needs. Emily Soils is with the Animal Ag Alliance. AUDIO: Healthy Living on goals for livestock producers … [Read More…]
Minnesota Farm Bureau Grassroots Policy
Minnesota Farm Bureau director of public policy Pierce Bennett says membership provides direction on policy starting at the county level. He tells Brownfield those policies are discussed and voted on during Minnesota Farm Bureau’s annual [Read More…]
U.S. producers benefit from Ukraine-Russia war
An economist says the Ukraine-Russia war is affecting commodity markets, and U.S. farmers will benefit from it. Stephen Nicholson with Rabobank says, “We have arable ground to produce the crops that the rest of the [Read More…]
Growing demand for US soybeans in Asian markets
Members of the Ohio Soybean Council were recently in South Korea and Thailand talking about and promoting Ohio soybeans. In this Voice of Soy, Madison Layman, Ohio Soybean Council’s manager of demand and market development [Read More…]
Wisconsin awards 2023 dairy processor grants
Wisconsin has named 21 new Dairy Processor Grant Program recipients for this year. Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection officials received 38 grant requests totaling more than $1.5 million, and 21 grants were made [Read More…]