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Big Jump in Corn and Soybean Plantings This Week

Posted less than an hour ago

(WASHINGTON D.C.)– Both corn and soybean planting nationwide moved well ahead of the five year average after a busy week of planting progress, particularly in the western Corn Belt last week. Corn nationwide is now 27% complete as of Sunday, five points ahead of the five year average. Soybeans nationwide are now 18% planted as […]

Trade Frustrations Building in Ag Sector

Posted less than an hour ago

Trade frustrations continue to build in the agricultural sector as profits fall—the takeaway from a recent Congressional trade hearing. South Dakota GOP Senator John Thune complained to Biden Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai at a recent hearing that the White House refusal to boost market opening trade deals is harming producers. Thune said, “We’re running the […]

USDA to Test Ground Beef in U.S. States with Outbreaks of Bird Flu in Dairy Cows

Posted less than an hour ago

CHICAGO– On Monday, USDA said it is collecting samples of ground beef at retail stores for testing, in states where outbreaks of bird flu have happened in dairy cows. Federal officials remain confident that the meat supply is safe and the overall public health risk is low. In a statement sent to media on Monday, […]

Global Fertilizer Growth Expected Despite Challenges

Posted less than an hour ago

Operating costs keep getting higher while commodity prices fall at the same time. Rabobank says this combination has led to a squeeze on farmers’ operating margins, which are now below the average of the past two years, making farmers more cautious about investing in their farms. “Despite these headwinds, the fertilizer sector is showing resilience,” […]

Strong Farmland Demand Remains

Posted less than an hour ago

The agricultural economy has faced some challenges during the past year, with increased interest rates and decreased commodity prices. However, farmers are the eternal optimists. Farmers National Company reports that overall farmland demand remains extraordinarily strong and land values are holding steady in most areas. Troy Swee, Assistant Vice President of Farmers National, says even […]

Milk Checkoff Drives Consumption in Cincinnati

Posted less than an hour ago

A checkoff-led pilot in Cincinnati schools that offered lactose-free chocolate milk increased consumption and reached students who weren’t drinking milk because of real or perceived lactose intolerance. The National Dairy Council and American Dairy Association Mideast worked with Cincinnati Public Schools to offer the country’s first single-serve lactose-free chocolate milk package to six elementary and […]

Lawmakers Want Support for American West Amid Drought

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Senators and representatives from Western states called on the Biden administration to make further investments to address long-term drought. “Drought remains a severe risk for American farmers and ranchers and threatens farmland and local economies that rely on dwindling water resources, especially in states West of the 100th Meridian,” the letter says. “We’re asking the […]

RFA Proud to Join New SAF Coalition at Takeoff

Posted yesterday at 1:35pm

The Renewable Fuels Association is pleased to be a founding member of the SAF Coalition, which launches today as a tool to advocate for the establishment of significant and durable federal policies related to the production, consumption and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel. “Expanding the availability of sustainable aviation fuel is an important part of decarbonizing […]

Dry Winter? Here’s How to Deal with Herbicide Carryover

Posted yesterday at 10:32am

WESTFIELD, Ind. (April 29, 2024) –– Herbicide carryover isn’t something farmers have to worry about too often. But this season could be an exception for areas of the Midwest that have been dry since fall, especially west of the Mississippi River. “Temperatures and moisture have the biggest influence on the breakdown of chemicals,” says AgriGold […]

Lactose-Free Milk Pilot Drives Consumption

Posted yesterday at 10:30am

ROSEMONT, Ill. – A checkoff-led pilot in Cincinnati schools that offered lactose-free chocolate milk increased consumption and reached students who weren’t drinking milk because of real or perceived lactose intolerance. National Dairy Council (NDC) and American Dairy Association Mideast worked with Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) to offer the country’s first single-serve lactose-free chocolate milk package to […]

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Big Jump in Corn and Soybean Plantings This Week

Trade Frustrations Building in Ag Sector

USDA to Test Ground Beef in U.S. States with Outbreaks of Bird Flu in Dairy Cows

Global Fertilizer Growth Expected Despite Challenges

Strong Farmland Demand Remains

Milk Checkoff Drives Consumption in Cincinnati

Lawmakers Want Support for American West Amid Drought

RFA Proud to Join New SAF Coalition at Takeoff

Dry Winter? Here’s How to Deal with Herbicide Carryover

Lactose-Free Milk Pilot Drives Consumption

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