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A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota is sponsoring a bill with U.S. Congressman Jim Costa from California that restricts states from issuing different labeling requirements for pesticides already approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. Dusty Johnson says the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act requires product labels to be based on science. “Unfortunately, there are states finding loopholes and it’s creating a fair amount of confusion across the country.” American Soybean Association’s […]

India has agreed to drop retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. ag exports, providing additional market opportunities for American farmers. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the agreement is a win for producers. “It was an extra 20% import duty. India has their base tariffs, they added 20% more for various products.” The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said Thursday India cut tariffs placed […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, which was out after the close, and feeders were up sharply on the drop in corn. August live was down $.37 at $170.77 and October was $.17 lower at $174.50. August feeders were up $3.27 at $233.95 and September was $3.17 higher at $237.70.Boxed beef cutout values closed lower.  Choice closed $.46 […]

A Wisconsin Congressman is critical of how broadband expansion has failed to progress in rural areas. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden told a House Ag Committee hearing on closing the digital divide in rural America that government and private sector sources have spent a lot of money without delivering enough service.  He compared the cost of broadband expansion to the inflation-adjusted cost of putting the first man on the […]

Jul. corn closed at $6.30 and 3/4, down 29 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $14.94 and 1/2, down 6 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $410.70, down $14.00Jul. soybean oil closed at 57.94, up 217 pointsJul. wheat closed at $7.33 and 1/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $170.77, down 37 centsAug. feeder cattle closed at $233.95, up $3.27Jul. ...

The director of the Missouri State Fair says design work is being finalized for a new, covered arena for the state fairgrounds in Sedalia. Mark Wolfe tells Brownfield funding from the American Rescue Plan is helping fund the new $50 million facility, which will replace the State Fair Arena located south of the swine barn. “It will have a full size rodeo arena in it and it will be a […]

The Missouri Attorney General and the Missouri Department of Agriculture caution farmers and ranchers to be aware of scammers as they purchase hay for livestock. The Attorney General says there have been at least 12 complaints from Missouri farmers who have responded to a fake advertisement on social media where they’re told to wire money to a bank account after which the hay will be delivered, but then, they don’t […]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, ending the week mixed, with nearby months up and deferred contracts down. Some forecasts had a better chance of rain in parts of the Midwest, but likely not enough to break drought conditions. Still, the critical month for soybeans is August, so there is time, with El Nino conditions expected to fully emerge later this summer. Contracts were lower for the second […]

A U.S. House Agriculture Committee member says 2023 Farm Bill discussions are expected to get serious in July. Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin tells Brownfield, “We’ve heard different things from the chairman, I know he wants to get going and wants to have the conversation in July, and if it doesn’t happen in July, I’m guessing we will get started in earnest in September.”  “We all know what our deadline is. […]