Some members of the ag industry say crop protection tools are critical to providing a secure food supply. During a House Ag Committee hearing on Tuesday, Ranking member Angie Craig of Minnesota ...

An ag meteorologist warmer, drier conditions could challenge the U.S. soybean crop during pod fill in mid-to-late August. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says currently, the Central and ...

An extension ag economist says a wait-and-see approach to grain marketing isn’t always a bad thing. “It really depends on the structure of the farm and the farmer.” Chad Hart with Iowa State ...

An Indiana-based refinery is making moves to increase demand for soybeans. CountryMark’s $100 million diesel expansion project will allow for increased production of renewable diesel. CEO Matt Smorch ...

The CEO of Qore says their new $300 million bio-industrial facility in Eddyville, Iowa will produce a revolutionary plant-based chemical that will be used to manufacture consumer goods.

The Michigan Craft Beverage Council is putting more emphasis on consumers to strengthen demand throughout the industry. Director Jenelle Jagmin tells Brownfield, “It is the consumer that makes the ...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed and feeders were higher, preparing for widespread direct business, along with Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory reports. Live ...

Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner covers the CountryMark Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony.

A southwest Indiana farmer says a year of record rainfall has made it difficult to get fieldwork done. J.R. Roesner says he just finished replanting at the beginning of the month. “It seems like every ...

A plant pathologist says farmers should be scouting for corn diseases in addition to tar spot as the weather shifts this week. Mandy Bish with University of Missouri Extension says gray leaf spot ...

July 21, 2025 By John PerkinsFiled Under: Closing Futures / Livestock Briefs, Crops Markets, Dairy Markets, Livestock Markets, Market News, Markets Analysis ...

Crop development varies across northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says corn is in a lot of different stages. “We still have some really late vegetative ...