At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by oversold signals, waiting on direct business to develop.  August live cattle closed $.42 higher at $227.90 and

A divide is growing over farm labor reforms under consideration in Congress. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles tells Brownfield the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act does not grant amnesty

The deputy secretary with the USDA says the agency is well into implementing its announced reorganization plans. Stephen Vaden says the goal of relocating several mission areas into five regional

Sep. corn $4.49, down 9 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans $11.78, down 34 centsAug. soybean meal $315.30, down $5.00Aug. soybean oil 69.17, down 159 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.60 and 3/4, down

The USDA says it is working with farmers and ranchers to improve its data collection process. Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics, says increased producer participation is

Broiler hatchery numbers continue to rise year-over-year, pointing towards higher production. The USDA says 254.026 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation last week, up 305,000 from the previous week

An agronomist in South Dakota says expanding drought conditions are raising concerns for crop growers across the region. “Still waiting on rain,” said Stu Carlson with Hoegemeyer. “We’ve got good

A larger and more efficient dairy herd in June continues to keep milk production numbers above last year. Milk production in the top 24 states increased 2.4 percent in June,

U.S. ethanol production last week was a multi-month high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.133 million barrels per day, the second highest on record, rising 39,000 on