The House Appropriations Committee has approved an ag spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 and it will now be considered by the full House. The $25.3 billion bill invests in programs at the USDA and Food and Drug Administration, but it is getting mixed reviews from agriculture groups. An area of disagreement is a rider that would prevent USDA from publishing rules to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act. The […]
South Dakota’s state climatologist says timely rains in the last week have improved dry conditions in the west while eastern South Dakota is missing out on rains and getting drier. Laura Edwards with South Dakota State University Extension tells Brownfield above average temperatures and dry conditions aren’t helping small grains. “The impacts I’m hearing right now in the central and southeastern part of the state, there’s a lot of oats […]
Exports are a bright spot for the U.S. pork sector. National Pork Board vice president of international market development Courtney Knupp says recent trade data shows pork exports are up 14 percent year over year. “We anticipate that to continue (as) the world is returning to its new normal, especially in Asia (where) the return to food service took much longer. And at the end of the day, the European […]
Soybean Nutrition Institute Global and Indiana Soybean Alliance provided registered dietitians with an opportunity to learn more about the life of a soybean on Tuesday. Sarah Alsager is the director of communications and outreach with SNI Global. “Our goal was to give dieticians in Indiana an opportunity to learn about how a soybean comes from the field to the plate, giving opportunity for dietitians to learn more about the health […]
The USDA’s reporting a mixed week for export sales. Soybeans, corn, and soybean meal during the week ending June 8th saw solid improvements even as sales of those commodities continue to show the effects of relatively high prices and competition, especially from Brazil. Pork was up on the week and beef was unchanged, but both were lower than average. Cotton backed off from the previous week’s marketing year high, with […]
Making sure an operation’s current grain storage, aeration, and handling setup is a right fit is critical for meeting profitability goals for farmers. In this Managing for Profit, Scott McKernan, Senior Vice President of US Farm for AGI shares what producers need to know when making plans for their farms. ...
