A market analyst says trade challenges must be addressed to strengthen the outlook for farmers and ranchers. “We’re going to have to make our peace with China,” Dr. Andrew Muhammad

Some lawmakers say reform to the World Trade Organization could provide better support to U.S. agriculture. During a U.S. House Ways and Means trade subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Chairman Adrian Smith of

Michigan potato farmers say expanding solar developments are raising concerns about both immediate and long-term access to farmland. Kelly Turner with the Potato Growers of Michigan says processors won’t accept

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher again on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.66. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.03 for a second straight day at $1.59.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were up $0.01 at $1.54.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was unchanged at $1.85.  Seventeen sales

The chief economist with The Fertilizer Institute says the Trump administration’s move to facilitate purchases of Venezuelan fertilizer products could eventually provide some relief for farmers facing high prices.  

A market analyst says weather is generally favorable for South American corn and soybean producers. Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities, tells Brownfield conditions can vary widely from northern Brazil

An ag meteorologist says there’s no end in sight for on-going drought in the parts of the Western Corn Belt. Eric Hunt with the University of Nebraska Lincoln says conditions

Deputy Ag Secretary Stephen Vaden says global market access is becoming increasingly difficult for U.S. rice producers. “Rice is now one of the most distressed commodities,” he said Tuesday, “particularly

A former U.S. chief agricultural negotiator says expanding trade relationships in Southeast Asia is critical to long-term growth for the ag industry. Ambassador Darci Vetter served in the Office of

A rancher in south-central Nebraska says an on-going wildfire has left widespread destruction across the region.   Adam Grabenstein says the Cottonwood Fire near Gothenburg has burned more than 130,000