Agriculture News
Rollins: farmers and ranchers hold the key to healthier diets
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans place producers at the center of the nation’s nutrition priorities. “By producing milk, raising cattle, chicken and pigs, and
CONAB makes modest monthly changes to Brazil’s soybean, corn crops
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA made modest adjustments to domestic soybean and corn production estimates. CONAB now has soybeans at a record 177.985 million tons, up 1.1% from January due
Why Chemistry Matters
Farmers should pay close attention to how the nutrients in the soil interact with one another. Striking the correct balance will help increase the fertility of your soil. Learn more in this
South Putnam FFA chapter restores native species through Back to Our Roots program
The vice president of the South Putnam FFA chapter says members are helping restore natural habitats and improve the biodiversity of native plants in Indiana. Stone Staunch says students developed the Back
A range of mild temps, centered on the Plains; largely dry weather across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, lingering cold weather is mostly confined to the Great Lakes States. The colder areas generally overlap where fields and forests are still blanketed by snow. Wednesday’s
A very mild, mid-winter pattern to continue; welcome moisture for the West & Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Great Basin and Pacific Coast States, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Rockies
Corn farmer urges DC to deliver on nationwide E15
A Wisconsin farmer is urging Congress to get the nationwide E15 deal done. Mike Berget is a representative of the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board, the state’s corn checkoff program. He
University of Illinois expert urges applicators to follow updated dicamba restrictions
A professor of weed science at the University of Illinois says the U.S. EPA’s decision to issue new labels for three over-the-top dicamba products in soybeans and cotton means farmers
Wheat, soybeans see support from weak dollar
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are watching rain chances for Argentina and monitoring crop quality concerns in parts of Brazil. The USDA did raise its
Cattle futures higher, lean hogs were lower
At the, Chicago Mercantile Exchange ,live and feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher, feeling optimistic about this week’s direct cash cattle business. April live was up $3.55 at $240.97 and
