Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA will likely extend the waivers allowing faster poultry processing line speeds. He says, “I think we will see an extension of this because we want to make sure we get the right information about whether or not line speeds actually do relate to increased worker injury or workers safety.…… Continue Reading
Animal agriculture is the largest end user of Illinois soybeans, improving demand and profitability for farmers. In this week’s Managing for Profit, Brock Willard, an Illinois Soybean Association director and farmer, explains how animal agriculture plays a pivotal role in soybean farmers’ bottom line. … … Continue Reading
The Global Dairy Index fell 2.3% in Tuesday’s trading session. Prices for Cheddar cheese, buttermilk powder, lactose, and anhydrous milk fat rose while prices for skim and whole milk powder, butter, and Mozzarella cheese went down. Lactose prices rose 4.8% to $818 per metric ton or $0.37 per pound. Cheddar cheese was up 4% to…… Continue Reading
One lawmaker says she’s not optimistic the farm bill will get finished in 2024. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst tells Brownfield she’s disappointed with Senate Ag Committee leadership. “My finger will point directly at Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow,” Ernst said Tuesday morning. “She really is dragging her feet on this and she is not willing to budge.…… Continue Reading
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The world’s second largest corn ethanol producer will join the proposed Summit Carbon Pipeline project being built across five states. Valero has eight ethanol facilities that will be incorporated into the project in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Those facilities would add 3.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to be captured each year.…… Continue Reading
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Far West. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across the central one-third of the country, including the Plains and Mississippi Valley, should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the East and West. … … Continue Reading
With the corn and soybean markets where they are and the recent experience with drought, Ag Economist Paul Mitchell from the University of Wisconsin is sticking to his initial recommendations for crop insurance in 2024. … … Continue Reading
This high school student from Mississippi blew judges away with her original song and one-of-a-kind voice. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
American Farm Bureau is promoting its Ag Safety Awareness Program this week. Minnesota Farm Bureau promotion and education chair Steve Schoenfeld says fire safety is a timely theme with conditions being dry and windy in many areas. “Just yesterday there was a wildfire burning northeast of Waseca (where Schoenfeld is from), and it consumed about…… Continue Reading
