Midwest lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives sent letters to the Biden administration this week asking for expanded market access for U.S. biofuels and continued engagement with Brazil on its import tariff for U.S. ethanol. Brazil’s import tariff on U.S. ethanol has been in place since 2023 and it’s expected to increase to 18%…… Continue Reading
On March 19, 2013, Musgraves released her major-label debut album, ‘Same Trailer Different Park’. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher Tuesday despite lackluster cash trade and a higher dollar. March Class III milk up two cents at $16.46. April 13 cents higher at $16.29. May 21 cents higher at $16.70. June up 23 cents at $17.46. July through September contracts 27 to 29 cents higher. Dry…… Continue Reading
Some areas of the Corn Belt could soon receive some much-needed precipitation. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says a more active storm track is expected over the next seven days. “Anywhere from an inch to two-plus inches across much of the state. And this we see stretching from generally the…… Continue Reading
The president of Indiana Farm Bureau says there are concerns a proposed high-tech corridor in Boone County could create water quantity issues for the state’s farmers. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has proposed a pipeline project that would send up to 100 million gallons daily from a Wabash River aquifer to the controversial 10,000-acre LEAP…… Continue Reading
Legislation proposed in Michigan could expedite the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. During a recent Senate Energy and Environment committee hearing, Delta Airlines chief sustainability officer Amelia DeLuca says the future of the aviation industry depends on a decarbonization plan. “I do not think electrification will power an aircraft anywhere in the next 100 years,”…… Continue Reading
A turkey processing plant in eastern Iowa has announced 260 workers will be laid off beginning next month. West Liberty Foods says it’s discontinuing its ready-to-eat slicing operations in West Liberty, Iowa. First-shift log fabrication operations and turkey harvesting will not be impacted. Company officials said some of its turkey-slicing operations will be moved to…… Continue Reading
A Pioneer agronomist says wet and cold planting conditions can increase the potential of seedling diseases. Matt Montgomery says farmers could see an increased risk of damping off – the rotting of seeds in the soil and destruction of newly emerged seedlings by fungi. “Those are really ideal situations for pythium and phytophthora to…… Continue Reading
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has released election results for the five grain commodity commissions in the central region of the state. KDA says the commissions, including corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, and wheat, serve the state’s ag industry by managing their crop’s research promotion and education programs, which are funded by check-off funds. To…… Continue Reading
A new food and ag outlook from the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says lower commodity prices and tight margins are expected for some U.S. farmers and ranchers this year. Director Pat Westhoff says if weather conditions are average for the upcoming growing season, crop yields would likely be higher than…… Continue Reading
