Cash dairy prices were mostly down Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0025 to $0.6925. One sale was reported at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 to

U.S. ethanol production declined over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.089 million barrels per day, down 28,000 on the week as high temperatures

A new digital platform could help farmers make more informed management decisions in corn and soybeans.  Gary Schaefer, chief commercial officer with InterPlant, says CropVoice Whole Farm is another tool

The president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says the industry needs a new farm bill to include a legislative fix for California’s Prop 12. Katie Brown, a fifth-generation hog

An American Farm Bureau economist is eyeing a small window for Congress to provide certainty for agriculture. John Newton tells Brownfield the clock is ticking once the August Recess concludes.

The CEO or Growth Energy says year-round E15 legislation currently has the most momentum its ever had. Emily Skor says the issue has been debated for more than a decade.

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says the USMCA review process has had both successes and challenges. Luke Lindberg tells Brownfield significant progress has been made

Workers at Cargill’s Fort Morgan, Colorado beef plant have agreed to a new five-year labor deal, ending an 89-day lockout, that clears the way for the company to resume processing.  Livestock economist

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is concerned about the sudden closure of a beef processing facility in the Midwest. Tyson shuttered its Joslin, Illinois plant last week. “Well it’s going to