Ethanol production, stocks move modestly lower

U.S. ethanol production declined last week while stocks got tighter. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.043 million barrels a day, a dip of 14,000 on the week […]

Muddy conditions tough on cattle

Frequent heavy rains are making livestock handling more difficult. Cow/calf producer Jake Thompson of Barnesville in northwest Minnesota says the most impact is on outdoor open dirt lots. “Mud itself […]

CME cash dairy markets mixed Wednesday

Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.4850.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075 at $1.88.   Three sales were recorded, ranging […]

Summit Carbon Pipeline secures IA permit

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved a permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline project to move forward and it’s the first approved state utilities permit the company has received. […]

Weather patterns make weed control more difficult

A BASF Tech Service Representative says with a year like this, residual herbicides have been more successful. Mike Probst says getting fields sprayed in a timely manner has been a challenge. “We saw a lot of […]

Dispute hearing on GMO corn underway

Legal teams representing the U.S. and Mexico are meeting in Mexico City Wednesday and Thursday to continue the next phase of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute on genetically modified corn. In […]