The Dean of the University of Illinois College of ACES says this fall’s class of incoming freshmen is the largest in decades. German Bollero tells Brownfield… “The largest in the college since the early ‘90s.”  He says, “So, we’re very excited about that. About 645 true freshmen coming through the door.” He says it’s the…… Continue Reading

U.S. rice stocks on August 1st, 2024 were up sharply on the year. The USDA says rough rice in all positions at the start of the new marketing year was 32.433 million hundredweight, an increase of 34% from August 1st, 2023. That was due to a year-to-year increase in production and much larger old crop…… Continue Reading

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cash dairy markets were mixed Wednesday. The USDA says cash cheese barrels were up $.01 and ¾ at $2.28 and ¼, the second day in a row with a gain while 40 pound blocks lost a half a cent, closing at $2.09 and ½ after starting the week steady. Double A butter…… Continue Reading

Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says U.S. agriculture would be affected if a Canadian rail strike happens this week. “What this does impact is those shipments that originate in the United States destined for Canada or shipments that originate in Canada destined for the United States.” He says Canada is the top destination…… Continue Reading