Agriculture News
HPAI confirmed in Indiana for the first time in a month
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in Indiana for the first time in a month. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the virus has been detected in
Petersen defends MDA record amid USDA threat to halt federal funding
The head of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is trying to make sense of why USDA has threatened to freeze funding for the state. Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the
Mixed prices, no cash dairy sales Thursday
Cash dairy prices were mixed and no products were sold Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7350. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.01 at $1.35. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.3575. No sales were recorded. Butter
Expectations of heavy snowfall and extreme cold trigger sale cancellations
A weather system that is forecasted to bring several inches of snow and ice is starting to impact next week’s cattle sales in parts of the country. Tony Hancock is
Iowa’s Hinson says E15 certainty still within reach despite congressional setback
U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the fight for year-round E15 isn’t over despite a federal solution being left out of the House funding bill. During a press call Thursday morning,
Cattle producer says voluntary labeling is a better option than mandatory COOL
The president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association says mandatory Country of Origin Labeling isn’t the answer. Southeast Missouri cattle producer Jeff says, “We don’t need the government stepping in and taking an idea and manipulating it as something
PTx showcases breakthrough in seed orientation
A breakthrough in seed orientation. Caleb Schleder, North American director of marketing with PTx, says it was once thought that achieving ideal seed orientation at scale when planting corn was
E15 left out of funding bills, Grassley says action likely in February
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests it will be at least a month before Congress attempts to pass year-round E15. During a call with ag reporters Thursday, the Iowa Republican told
USDA looks to modernize acreage reporting using farm-generated data
USDA’s Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says the department will be taking steps to modernize and streamline its acreage reporting process. Richard Fordyce says while the traditional system –like
Indiana corn and soybean farmers outline top policy priorities with state legislators
Indiana corn and soybean farmers are meeting with their state legislators to outline this year’s policy priorities. Sarah Simpson, senior director of public policy and industry affairs for the Indiana
