War and weather supporting wheat prices
The vice president of Nebraska-based Moving Parts, LLC says several factors have led to an overall positive price outlook in the wheat market. Scott Custard says global conflicts are a primary […]
Managing Crops Through Stress
As the calendar turns to August, Brevant Seeds retail sales agronomist John Long says farmers have faced numerous challenges so far this growing season. Long is based in Iowa and […]
Seasonal warmth to extreme heat covers much of the Heartland; sct’d showers, storms on the northern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, near- or below-normal temperatures in the wake of soaking rainfall is benefiting corn and soybeans. Monday’s Midwestern high temperatures should mostly range from 80 to 90°F. […]
Very warm to hot weather to continue across much of the Nation; rainfall to favor parts of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the hottest weather—relative to normal—stretching from the Great Basin eastward across the central Plains into the Ohio […]
Boozman releases updated farm bill draft with E15 expansion, SNAP revisions
U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman released an updated draft farm bill late Friday that would allow nationwide year-round E15 sales and revises state cost-sharing requirements in the nutrition […]
Missouri rice farmer: higher fertilizer costs outpace gains in rice prices
The chairman of the Missouri Rice Council says fertilizer has been his biggest expense this growing season. “Urea was probably $300 to $350, a ton more expensive this year versus […]
NGFA wants Mexico border delays, inspection costs for grain shipments to be addressed in USMCA
The CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says rail transportation delays into Mexico are just one issue being addressed as U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiations continue. Mike Seyfert (Sigh-fert) tells […]
Missouri Ag Director heads to Panama to expand trade opportunities
Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn is joining Governor Mike Kehoe on a trade trip to Panama next week. The governor’s office says a delegation of state leaders will focus on […]
Michigan Good Food Pledge builds local food purchasing networks
The Good Food for Michigan Project has developed a new pledge to encourage collaboration and broader local food access in the state. Michigan impact manager at the Center for Good Food Purchasing, Melanie […]
Republican lawmakers urge Secretaries to fix H-2A guest worker program delays, structural barriers
Some Congressional Republicans are requesting the Trump administration make direct improvements to the H-2A guest worker program. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi is leading a bicameral group of lawmakers calling on […]