CME cash dairy prices higher as butter and cheese blocks gain
Cash dairy prices were mostly up Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0075 to $0.6950. Two sales were reported ranging from $0.6875 to $0.6950. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 to $1.5350.Ten sales were reported ranging from $1.4925 to $1.5425. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported. […]
Senate Ag Committee fails to advance farm bill over SNAP dispute
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee failed to advance its farm bill following its markup on Thursday, as lawmakers remain divided over changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In a […]
New crop corn, soybean export sales solid
Old crop corn, cotton, and soybean export sales fell to marketing year lows during the week ending July 30th. That is not uncommon as all three of those commodities prepare […]
Cyclospora outbreak highlights food supply consolidation concerns
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, […]
Erratic weather driving insect pressure
Weather extremes are influencing pest pressure across the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson calls growing conditions “erratic.” “We’ve had really wet, really dry. We’ve had hail and […]
Klobuchar: SNAP cost-sharing remains biggest obstacle to Senate farm bill
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the proposed changes to state cost sharing in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains the biggest sticking point as the […]
All eyes on the August WASDE
The vice president of Nebraska-based Moving Parts, LLC says the commodity market will soon get its first official look at the size of the current U.S. crop. Scott Custard says he […]
Ohio State Fair unveils new agriculture center to connect producers to consumers
Ohio’s director of agriculture says a new center at the state fair is highlighting each sector of the industry. Brian Baldridge says the Ohio Agriculture Center is now open. “This […]
Fordyce: USDA evaluating temporary service reductions at Missouri FSA offices
The USDA’s Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation confirms temporary service reductions are being considered at some Missouri Farm Service Agency offices as the agency evaluates staffing. Richard Fordyce […]
Near-seasonal warmth to extreme heat covers much of the Heartland; scattered showers & t-storms for some
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southwestward from the Great Lakes region. The front separates cool air across the upper Midwest […]