The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making a major investment in local and regional foods. Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small tells Brownfield nearly $2 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds are being dedicated to emergency food assistance. “This is going to help states purchase food for food banks and also for schools and for the […]
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Stray electrical voltage has caused serious problems for some Wisconsin dairy farms. Bryanna Handel and her husband operate a dairy near
Renewable fuels company Gevo has been awarded a $1.4 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support a
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed watching direct business develop. December lives closed $.42
The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program is helping growers diversify into
Farmers are encouraged to consider problems that can arise when machinery is stored over the winter. Ken Huening is the CEO
Dec. corn closed at $4.06 and 3/4, up 2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.88 and 3/4, up 8 and 3/4 centsDec.
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are watching U.S. harvest activity, expecting more good near-term progress in
John Deere says it plans to layoff nearly 300 employees at its facilities in the Quad Cities effective January 3rd. In
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