An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says the slumping ag economy has farmers showing an increased interest in planting crops for premium markets. In a recent FarmDoc webinar,

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen says the nation’s first-ever data privacy law could help producers to monetize the value of their operational information. He tells Brownfield the measure establishes producer ownership

The National Pork Board continues to research consumer behavior to better understand what customers of pork at home and abroad are most focused on. NPB vice president of international market

A livestock economist says the U.S., Mexican, and Canadian pork industries are tied closely together. Speaking to Brownfield at last week’s World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Glynn Tonsor described

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden says he’s optimistic the renegotiation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will expand market access for U.S. agriculture, not just maintain the status quo. “This administration does

Baylee Asbury, the director of operations and engagement at Missouri Soybeans, says the fifth class of the Missouri Grassroots Fellowship is wrapping up their year, and applications are now open

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower except for butter on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.67.  Two sales were recorded at $0.67 and $0.6725.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0075 at $1.4725.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.46 to $1.47.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.44.  No sales were

Farmers talked about trade, labor, prices, and what’s been done so far during President Trump’s visit to a Wisconsin farm Friday. The President touted his administration’s achievements before a panel

Farmers and supporters waited several hours before President Trump’s farmer roundtable event in northwestern Wisconsin Friday. One of them was Becky Gee, a large animal vet in South Dakota who

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed a second case of New World screwworm. This detection was found in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, less