The USDA is extending the comment period for its proposed new competition rule under the Packers & Stockyards Act by 15 days. Tanner Beymer with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the later deadline is welcomed news, but it’s not enough. “Because it has such wide-ranging wide sweeping impacts potentially on the industry, we need more than […]
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A corn disease is spreading across the Midwest at an alarming rate. Iowa State University Extension plant pathologist Daren Mueller says
The founder of No Bull Ag says ongoing trade policy uncertainty is impacting the U.S. soybean market. Susan Stroud says new
August Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 21 cents lower at $17.15. September down 27 at $17.52.
Soybeans are showing up in new places and creating new demand for farmers. From industrial lubricants to firefighting foam, United Soybean
The U.S. is still waiting for China to renew certificates for nearly 400 facilities, and it continues to impact beef exports.
An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says favorable Corn Belt weather continues to weigh on commodity prices. Brian Basting tells Brownfield,
U.S. ethanol production rose over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.096 million barrels per day,
An economist says the lack of farmer participation in USDA surveys may have unintended consequences for the ag industry. Bernt Nelson
Researchers continue to study factors that impact the variability and availability of nitrogen throughout the growing season. University of Minnesota nutrient
