The policy organizer with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance (ISA) says the ongoing nationwide cyclospora outbreak is another example of consolidation being a detriment to agriculture. During a recent ISA webinar, Ed Dubrick says producers and consumers suffer when the food supply chain is constricted. “Fifty-four percent of fresh salad comes from four companies.” He says, […]
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The U.S. Senate Ag Committee failed to advance its farm bill following its markup on Thursday, as lawmakers remain divided over
Old crop corn, cotton, and soybean export sales fell to marketing year lows during the week ending July 30th. That is
Weather extremes are influencing pest pressure across the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson calls growing conditions “erratic.” “We’ve
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the proposed changes to state cost sharing in the Supplemental Nutrition
The vice president of Nebraska-based Moving Parts, LLC says the commodity market will soon get its first official look at the size
Ohio’s director of agriculture says a new center at the state fair is highlighting each sector of the industry. Brian Baldridge
The USDA’s Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation confirms temporary service reductions are being considered at some Missouri Farm Service
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southwestward from the Great Lakes region.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures along and
