Iran’s foreign minister announced Friday morning that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened for commercial ships. Fuel market analyst Patrick De Haan with GasBuddy says energy markets had a quick

An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says ongoing volatility in the commodity markets can bring opportunities. “You can either be afraid of volatility, be scared of it, or embrace it.”

The director of the Missouri FFA Foundation says Missouri’s ag industry is stepping up to invest in its future workforce. Heather Dimitt-Fletcher tells Brownfield in its first five years, the

Across the Corn Belt, dry weather has returned across the lower Great Lakes region. However, there is little separation between weather systems, as a new cold front is already crossing

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’s confident a “skinny farm bill” will happen this year. John Boozman tells Brownfield he’s working on building support on a

The total value of US beef exports to Mexico are around $1.30 billion and the value of US pork exports to Mexico are valued at around $2.9 billion. With a

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the

In this week’s checkoff chat, we’re looking back at 35 years of building demand and new opportunities for soybean farmers with Chuck Myers. Listen as we talk about farmer-led investments

A central Illinois farmer says adopting the practice of “planting green” is reducing his expenditures on inputs. Derek Martin, who grows corn and soybeans, in Logan County, says over a

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower ahead of widespread direct business and Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. June live cattle closed $3.45