A central Iowa farmer says the next two growing seasons will test many farmers financially. Morey Hill says the price of diesel is impacting budgets in 2026. “Kind of used to it with fertilizer as far ...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, pressured by technical liquidation and watching direct business develop. June live cattle closed $.47 lower at $243.07 and August ...

Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC186C7DF0D0 The U.S. Trade Representative says he would like to see ...

A food systems and international economy expert says the breakup of the traditional farm bill coalition creates an opportunity to rethink the legislation. Sophia Murphy is the executive director of ...

The Industrial Committee Chair with the Illinois Corn Growers Association says there’s a new proposal in the General Assembly to expand ethanol infrastructure in the state. Sarah Hastings, who ...

Long-time Georgia Congressman and former chair of the House Ag Committee, David Scott, has died. He was 80 years old. The 12-term lawmaker was the first Black man to chair the House Ag Committee.

Photo contributed by Beck's Hybrids. Beck’s Hybrids says the recent acquisition of a Missouri-based soybean processing facility will support continued production growth across the region. Jim Herr, ...

A dairy marketing specialist says consumer demand is influencing nonfat dry milk prices. Katie Burgess with ever.ag tells Brownfield the global powder market is getting more competitive. “We’ve been a ...

U.S. ethanol production declined last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says an average of 1.04 million barrels of ethanol were produced per day, falling 80,000 on the week possibly due ...

Cash dairy prices were mostly higher on Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.7050. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.03 ...

Lingering cool weather in the southern and eastern U.S. will be replaced by mid- to late-week warmth. Meanwhile, a slow-moving disturbance over eastern Texas will gradually weaken, although rain ...

A member of the US House Agriculture Committee says newly introduced bipartisan legislation aims to boost domestic fertilizer production. Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen says the Homegrown ...