The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to deny disaster assistance to several Illinois counties following a series of August storms is concerning. Jerry Costello says a letter from FEMA stated that assistance was “not warranted.” “We’ve had a lot of straight-line winds, not just tornadoes. Up […]
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The USDA’s 2025 farm program payments being issued are the largest since the programs were established in the 2014 Farm Bill.
A new meat lab at the University of Missouri is expected to help address meat processing workforce shortages and advance research
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were lower waiting on direct business to develop. December live cattle
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade was expecting a solid week-to-week advance in harvest, with weekly crop
Dec. corn $4.83, up 3 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $12.87 and 3/4, down 4 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal $368.70, up
Michigan’s governor has declared a state of energy emergency, allowing temporary use of dyed diesel fuel on public roads. National Corn
Perfecting the Waters of the U.S. rule. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says the WOTUS has lacked clarity. “You could use a
A north-central Ohio farmer says record-high fuel costs will likely have an impact on his plans for the 2027 crop year.
A director of raw material procurement and trading says investments in regenerative agriculture could help strengthen the food supply chain and
