Officials from a pair of ag groups say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed threatened listing of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act is an opportunity for agriculture. Megan Dwyer, director of conservation with the Illinois Corn Growers Association, tells Brownfield, “There’s a lot of preclusions for general agricultural practices, so that’s […]
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, watching the direct markets and waiting for Friday’s USDA Cattle on
The trend of higher U.S. milk production continued in July. USDA says nationally, production was up 3.4% and production in the
Sep. corn closed at $3.87 and 1/4, up 7 and 1/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.34 and 1/2, up 19 and
A land transfer navigator says free services are available to help guide families through tough conversations about a farm’s future. Becky Huttenga
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans are watching a major crop tour, which has had very big
Commercial red meat production during July fell 4% on the year to 4.357 billion pounds. The USDA says both beef and
A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says Congress needs to do more to support on-farm energy production. Northern Illinois
Community food leaders are urging lawmakers to continue supporting Michigan’s 10 Cents a Meal program and the benefits it brings to
The director of Indiana’s State Department of Agriculture says a new meat processing facility could help boost the state’s turkey industry.
