USDA to encourage third-party verification for food label claims

A crop seed specialist says disease has been a challenge for farmers in the western Corn Belt. Mike Gruener with Wyffels

A representative of the food processing industry is encouraging lawmakers to source food for schools domestically. Kay Rentzel, Executive Director of

The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says he’s hopeful a federal solution for year-round E15 will be prioritized

A group of Illinois agronomists say farmers should be scouting their corn fields this harvest season for stalk quality issues. Lance

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed, waiting on the week’s direct business to develop and Friday’s

Dec. corn closed at $4.12 and 3/4, up 1/4 centNov. soybeans closed at $10.14, up 8 centsOct. soybean meal closed at

A central Iowa farmer says safety is his biggest priority on the farm, especially during harvest season. Corey Goodhue farms near

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says ag trade has been a priority for the Biden administration

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The trade’s watching early harvest activity, with mixed results in some key growing