School helps address meat processing labor shortage

Technical and high schools in Wisconsin are continuing to prepare people for careers in the meat processing industry. One of the programs is Northcentral Technical College’s Pasture to Plate Butchery […]

July turkey hatchery numbers mixed

The latest turkey hatchery numbers show the potential for tighter near-term supplies. The USDA says the number of poults hatched during July 2025 were 20.106 million head, declining 5% from […]

Broiler placements up on week, down on year

The USDA’s weekly broiler hatchery numbers were mixed. 250.244 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, 268,000 less than the previous week, but 1% more than a year ago, with […]

Ernst says farm bill is needed this year

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says the timeline for Congress to move forward on a so-called “skinny” farm bill is up in the air. “That’s yet to be determined but I […]

Cautious optimism for Iowa’s corn, soybean crops

Iowa’s Ag Secretary says he’s cautiously optimistic about crop conditions across the state. Mike Naig tells Brownfield, “Generally, folks are saying the crop is phenomenal and looks great. But agronomists […]

Ethanol stocks hit 2025 lows

Ethanol demand signs were largely positive over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply fell to an eight month low at 22.649 million barrels, a […]