It’s unclear what impact the USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan might have on hog producers who contract with Smithfield Foods. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins tells Brownfield the Trump administration will consider all options assessing foreign owned ag land, including land owned by ag companies like Smithfield Foods, a subsidiary of WH Group Limited. “The […]
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The associate director of the Ag Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University says even if the Strait of Hormuz
USDA officials are still weighing when, or if, live cattle imports from Mexico can resume. The threat of New World screwworm
Cash dairy prices were all higher Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.7050. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0250 at $1.5875. Three sales were recorded, ranging from
A beef specialist with the University of Illinois Extension says the arrival of spring has many producers turning cattle out onto
The planting plan is fluid for a northwest Minnesota farmer this spring. Jake Thompson of Barnesville tells Brownfield he’s monitoring soil
The first vice president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association says he remains optimistic that federal E15 legislation can get passed
The USDA says new labeling standards could help drive demand for U.S. beef. Undersecretary for Trade and Agriculture Affairs Luke
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order to allow the sale of E15 across the state. Matt Smego, senior
In this week’s checkoff chat, we’re looking back at 35 years of building demand and new opportunities for soybean farmers with
