Farm News

Skor says the time is now to authorize year-round E15

Wednesday, March 12

The CEO of Growth Energy says there’s been some positive signals in Congress for a federal E15 solution. Emily Skor tells Brownfield bipartisan legislation that would allow year-round sales of E15 has been introduced in the House and Senate. “They have reintroduced our bill... Read More.

Weather and economics could force some last minute planting changes

Wednesday, March 12

A southeastern Illinois farmer says he hopes to start planting around the first of April. Jeff Scates, chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing Council, says weather and commodity prices will be the driving force as his farm considers any last-minute changes to their planting... Read More.

Soybeans, corn see another round of losses

Wednesday, March 12

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Brazil’s soybean harvest has passed 60% complete and early activity is ongoing in Argentina. Domestic demand is solid, but export demand, especially demand from China, is limited by trade tensions and Brazil’s price advantage. ANEC projects... Read More.

Turkey hatchery numbers show HPAI impact

Wednesday, March 12

U.S. turkey hatchery numbers were down in February. Those declines came as poultry producers continue to get hit hard by the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The USDA says there were 24.517 million turkey eggs in incubation at the start of March, down... Read More.

Added processing supporting new dairy shipment records in January

Wednesday, March 12

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says export values hit a new monthly high with nearly all major product categories seeing increased shipments in January. U.S. dairy shipments were up nearly half a percent while values jumped 20 percent to $714 million. Exports of cheese... Read More.

Broiler hatchery numbers see another rise

Wednesday, March 12

Broiler hatchery numbers continue to point towards higher production in 2025 than 2024. The USDA says 252.417 million broiler-type eggs entered incubation last week, rising 991,000 from the previous week and 3% from a year ago, with average hatchability improving fractionally to 78.9%. 192.663... Read More.

Trump admin’s EPA to revisit Waters of United States

Wednesday, March 12

The Waters of the United States Rule is getting a revamp – again. The U.S. EPA says to date, the agency has failed to follow the law and implement the Supreme Court’s clear holding in Sackett vs. EPA and Americans need to know which... Read More.

CME cash dairy prices mostly higher

Wednesday, March 12

Cash dairy prices closed mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange supported somewhat by strong cheese demand Wednesday. Dry whey unchanged at $0.48. Blocks up $0.00550 at $1.7250. Two trades were made at that price. Barrels up $0.0250 at $1.67. Three trades were made... Read More.

U.S. ethanol stocks expand

Wednesday, March 12

The U.S. ethanol supply remains near multi-year highs. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says domestic stocks of 27.376 million barrels were up 87,000 on the week and 1.594 million on the year, holding very close to the recent almost five-year high because of slower... Read More.

Bullish on yet another farm bill extension

Wednesday, March 12

A national farm group leader says he doesn’t expect a new farm bill to be completed this year. Fred Yoder serves as a co-chair to the nonprofit Solutions from the Land and on the steering committee of the political action group AGree. “We’ll just... Read More.

Lawmakers ask Rollins to expedite disaster relief

Wednesday, March 12

A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers from the southeastern United States sent a letter to Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins asking her to expedite the rulemaking process for disaster relief. The letter says following the catastrophic damages caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, ag producers... Read More.