Van Orden says new Council needed to advance year-round E15

A Wisconsin Congressman says forming the Rural Domestic Energy Council was necessary to move nationwide year-round E15 forward. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden says the failure to include E15 language in last week’s spending bill breaks down to a shouting match between big and small oil refineries. “The big refineries wanted stuff. The small…Continue Reading

Cattle futures higher to start the week

Cattle futures higher to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle started the week higher on the tight market-ready supplies and solid demand. February live cattle closed $1.12 higher at $236.02 and April live cattle closed $1.07 higher at $238.  March feeder cattle closed $2.42 higher at $362.60 and April feeder cattle closed $2.45 higher at $361.20. …Continue Reading

Soybeans, wheat start week on down note, with corn mostly lower

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The trade’s watching weather in South America, with more rain in the near-term forecast for some areas. Still, more will be needed in much of southern Argentina. Conditions in most of Brazil look favorable, with harvest activity ramping up, especially in Mato Grosso. The USDA’s updated…Continue Reading

Clean Fuels Alliance America asks Trump to finalize RFS, 45Z rules

Clean Fuels Alliance America is urging President Trump to help bring certainty to biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel producers ahead of his scheduled Tuesday afternoon speech in Iowa. Kurt Kovarik, Clean Fuels’ VP of Federal Affairs, says the industry’s continued growth is at risk as producers await regulatory rules – specifically, Renewable Fuel…Continue Reading

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 26, 2026

Mar. corn $4.28 and 1/4, down 2 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans $10.61 and 3/4, down 6 centsMar. soybean meal $294.30, down $5.60Mar. soybean oil 53.89, down 10 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.22 and 1/2, down 7 centsFeb. live cattle $236.02, up $1.12Mar. feeder cattle $362.60, up $2.42Feb. lean hogs $88.30, down 5 centsFeb. Class III milk…Continue Reading

Hog effluent is showing promise as a fertilizer replacement for corn

The lead commercial agronomist with Precision Planting says soaring fertilizer costs have corn farmers searching for alternatives. Jason Webster says growers with hog farms in the area might have a solution. “What if we could actually go and grab some of that hog effluent under these hog buildings?”  He says, “And if you can separate…Continue Reading

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