An ag policy specialist at the University of Illinois says he’s losing optimism a farm bill can make it across the finish line this year. Jonathan Coppess says the Senate Ag Committee’s markup showed partisanship from lawmakers at a time when agriculture needs negotiations for a compromise. “The ‘my way or the highway’ is usually […]
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Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom is celebrating 40 years. Foundation director Ann Marie Ward says the impact of the ag literacy
The chairman of the American Sugar Alliance says more economic aid from Congress would help sugar farmers navigate weather disasters and
Two Missouri farmers say the early August rain has been welcome for the crops. Drew Lock in northeast Missouri says the
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed on spread trade, and feeder cattle were higher on tight supplies. October
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, adding slightly to the week’s losses. Near-term weather forecasts continue to generally
Sep. corn $4.39, unchangedSep. soybeans $11.59, down 1 centSep. soybean meal $308.90, down $2.70Sep. soybean oil 68.24, up 50 pointsSep. Chicago
Ohio’s director of agriculture says the newly renovated dairy products building is helping showcase one of the state’s largest agricultural industries.
A technical service manager says the forecast over the next several weeks will help determine how disease pressure impacted corn production.
Cash dairy prices were mixed to end the week Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6950. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.02 to $1.555-. Four sales were reported ranging
