The former Deputy Secretary of the USDA says staff shortages at local USDA offices limit the ability to serve rural America well. In a U.S. House Ag Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Xochitl Torres Small told lawmakers… “Many state and field offices are operating at half capacity. In some places it’s worse like in Mississippi, where […]
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Wisconsin’s next Alice in Dairyland is Anastasia Poull. Poull grew up near Port Washington and was attracted to agriculture at a
Missouri farmers have resumed spring planting following multiple weeks of cool, wet conditions. Nathan Alpers is in Cooper County. He tells
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition says it’s concerned that USDA workforce relocation efforts could be detrimental to long-term agriculture research. Policy
The Michigan Corn Growers Association says it’s optimistic there will be bipartisan support for E15 legislation in the U.S. Senate. Senior Policy Director
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, ensuring a lower weekly finish. China will reportedly buy more U.S. ag products,
An annual study from the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows red meat exports added more than $3 billion in value to
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by the week’s direct cash trade and tight market-ready
Jul. corn $4.55 and 3/4, down 11 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.77, down 15 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal $334.30, up
An ag policy specialist says farmer sentiment continues to trend lower across agriculture. Val Dolcini with Syngenta tells Brownfield it shouldn’t
