Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.06 at $0.68.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.4975.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4950 to $1.5075.  Cheese barrels were up $0.02 at $1.49.  No sales were recorded.  Butter prices were up

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told attendees at the USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum it’s up to Congress to find a solution regarding nationwide, year-round E15. “While the Trump administration has gone

Market ready cattle numbers remain tight and should stay that way for a while. The USDA says placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots during January 2026 were 1.736 million head,

Zero-carbon bioethanol is coming to the racetrack under a new partnership between POET and NASCAR. POET Founder and CEO Jeff Broin tells Brownfield that NASCAR will become the first major

Two state Farm Bureau leaders say they’re concerned about rise of data centers in rural areas and the lack of policy to protect prime farmland. Ohio Farm Bureau president Bill Patterson says

Brent Gatton, a Kentucky farmer and the chairman of the United Soybean Board, says new fiscal year investments and priorities focus on growing demand for U.S. soybeans both at home

A risk management consultant with Nationwide Agribusiness says tight margins and record crop production means ensuring proper grain storage is more important than ever. Derek Hommer, who’s also a farmer

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An ag economist says declining cheese and butter prices continue to make U.S. products more competitive on the global market.  USDA’s Anthony Fisher says U.S. dairy exports last year were

The head of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says the new U.S. and Taiwan reciprocal trade agreement could expand market access for beef and pork. Dan Halstrom says there will