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A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to know why Canada is still not meeting its dairy obligations under the USMCA agreement. Eight members of Congress including Ag Committee Republican Leader Glenn GT Thompson, Republican Dusty Johnson of South Dakota, and Democrat Ron Kind of Wisconsin have sent a new letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging them to insist on deeper Canadian reforms to […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower pressured by higher corn and watching the rest of the week’s cash business develop.  June live cattle closed $1.60 lower at $133.32 and August live cattle closed $1.55 lower at $134.65.  May feeder cattle closed $3.47 lower at $159 and August feeder cattle closed $2.72 lower at $171.37.  There was a light direct cash cattle trade on Tuesday following […]

The head of the National Milk Producers Federation says work continues on an in-depth review and modernization of the Federal Milk Marking Order system. CEO Jim Mulhern says it could be a multi-year process before the industry is ready for a national federal order hearing and industry consensus is made on a solution. Mulhern says after an initial 18 months on the issue, board members this past month met to […]

The Executive Director of the Wisconsin Soybean Association has died. 52-year-old Robert Karls passed away Saturday, April 2nd. Karls spent more than 30 years working for Wisconsin’s soybean farmers. A link to his obituary can be found here. ...

Farmers are concerned about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on input prices, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert, director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, says farmers were asked how the war will impact U.S. agriculture.   “Sixty-three percent of the people in the survey said input prices would be the top factor that’s affected in terms of U.S. agriculture, followed by […]

An ag economist says there are concerns the combination of high fuel prices and rising food costs could hinder consumer demand. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says the number crowds out some consumers out much more quickly.  “We want to be in a situation where they can afford to continue consumption of beef and pork products,” he says.  “ Supplies of beef and pork continue to tighten, but so far […]

A new report from a UN Climate Panel finds agriculture and other land-use sectors offer significant near-term mitigation potential globally. During a news conference Monday, panel co-chair Diana Ürge-Vorsatz says 20 to 30 percent of global reduction goals could be met through the sectors by 2050. “Agriculture, forestry, and other land use can provide large-scale emissions reductions and remove and store carbon dioxide at scale,” she says. The panel says […]

The Michigan Potash & Salt Company has announced a major U.S.-based ag company has agreed to purchase and distribute 100 percent of its first phase of production. While the ag company has not been named, the mine is expected to be the largest potash and food-grade salt facility in the U.S. and operational in about three years. Michigan Potash is expected to produce 650,000 tons of ultra-high grade, white potash […]

A farmer serving on the National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Board says getting the Next Generation Fuels Act across the finish line remains their top priority. Gary Porter from Mercer, Missouri tells Brownfield, “If we can get this through, it means we can burn higher amounts of ethanol and replace the fuels that are contaminating the air. It will also lower the price for consumers at the pump while supporting […]