Agriculture News
Illinois soybean farmers celebrate state’s move to B20
The government relations committee chair with the Illinois Soybean Association says more soybeans will be crushed now that the state has entered the final step in its implementation of B20.
Midwest farmers offered financial safety net for cutting nitrogen
Farmers in several Midwestern states could be eligible for the Practical Farmers of Iowa N Rate Risk Protection Program. PFI senior field crops viability coordinator Chelsea Ferrie says corn growers
Slower slaughter rates pull USDA beef, pork estimates lower
The USDA has trimmed its 2026 red meat production numbers, while increasing the outlook for poultry. Beef is now projected at 25.79 billion pounds, down 20 million from March mostly
Minnesota dairy assistance bill clears Senate, awaits House action
A bill to provide financial assistance to Minnesota dairy farmers passed unanimously in the Senate. Ag Committee Chair Aric Putnam says the measure helps cover insurance in case milk prices
Nonfat dry milk stays above $2 in mixed cash dairy market
Cash dairy prices were mixed again on Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as nonfat dry milk remains above two dollars and butter makes a small price recovery. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.70. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were
Outlaw: lost export markets and Brazil competition add pressure
An ag economist with Texas A&M University says the challenges facing U.S. agriculture go beyond low prices and high input costs. Joe Outlaw says getting lost export markets back won’t
Dry conditions improve in Missouri, farmers resume soybean planting
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says he’s grateful for the recent one-inch rain. Aaron Porter tells Brownfield he had stopped planting last week, because field conditions had gotten too
Rice ending stocks rise as demand slows, cotton carryout steady
Slower demand is having an impact on the U.S. rice supply. The USDA now sees domestic rice ending stocks at 55.3 million hundredweight, an increase of 5 million from March’s
USDA sees larger 25/26 U.S. wheat ending stocks, no changes for corn, soybeans
The USDA raised its domestic wheat ending stocks guess, while leaving corn and soybean carryout unchanged. The U.S. wheat supply is seen at 938 million bushels, 7 million more than
Wisconsin farmer not rushing to plant
A Wisconsin dairy farmer who grows corn, alfalfa, and triticale for feed says he’s not in a hurry to plant. Mike Yager says, “Our ground ain’t ready yet as far
