The USDA says it is removing 10 lenders from Rural Development guaranteed loan programs as part of an effort to reduce delinquencies and strengthen oversight. In a statement on Monday,

An ag policy specialist suggests the Make America Healthy Again Movement is here to stay. Val Dolcini with Syngenta tells Brownfield, “It really is not just a moment in time.

U.S. ethanol stocks moved to multi-month lows last week thanks to solid demand. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply 24.87 million barrels was the tightest since last

After attaching the year-round nationwide E15 bill to the farm bill a week ago, the House of Representatives voted to separate them and vote on a stand-alone E15 package.  Today,

A northwest Indiana dairy farmer says anaerobic digesters are helping improve sustainability and energy efficiency throughout his operation.  Carl Ramsey with Curtis Creek Dairy says the technology converts waste into methane gas. 

An extension wheat and forage specialist says he expects a significant amount of wheat acres to be abandoned in parts of the Central Plains. Romulo Lollato with Kansas State University

A central Illinois farmer says this week’s warm up is welcome. Katie Brown, who raises corn, soybeans, and hogs in Christian County, tells Brownfield… “We had a really good start.

A crop insurance agent who farms in southeast Iowa suggests commodity prices are not what’s sinking farmer profitability. Logan Lyon tells Brownfield USDA’s projected spring prices of $4.62 for corn

A market analyst says the ag industry is closely watching this week’s trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says he’d like to see written commitments

Cash dairy prices were mixed on Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0250 at $0.6750. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.6750 to $0.69.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 at $1.64. Two sales were recorded at $1.63 and $1.64.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.60.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down