A mid-Winter “look & feel” across much of the Heartland; southern states prep for storminess

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up sharply, expecting another round of steady to higher cash business. 

There’s a sign from the Trump administration that year-round E15 use is coming.  The President signed an executive order declaring an

Officials with Clean Fuels Alliance America are encouraged by the reintroduction of the Farm to Fly Act in the U.S. Senate.                

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. There is renewed talk of a tariff on China starting February 1st,

Mar. corn closed at $4.84 and 1/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.56, down 11 and 1/4 centsMar.

A livestock economist says tight supplies will force more beef imports in 2025. Brenda Boetel with the University of Wisconsin River

Broiler sets and placements posted another year-to-year gain last week. The USDA says 248.53 million eggs were set into incubation, down

An agricultural researcher says the profitability gap between sustainable and traditional cropping systems is narrowing. Brook Wilke with MSU’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says he hopes the Trump administration reviews the phase one trade agreement with