University of Nebraska Extension educator Monte Stauffer says he gets questions year-around from horse owners as to the type and quality of hay they should be feeding to their horses. Stauffer says there are several factors to consider. AUDIO:...
A number of states have introduced legislation and three have passed bills prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft in their states. But there are proponents who say unmanned aircraft could be used for all sorts of good including agriculture....
The executive vice president of Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) is leaving for his home state of Oklahoma. Michael Kelsey will become the new executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen?s Association. He has been the top executive for Nebraska...
Planting flexibility and market orientation fall short in the House Ag Farm bill, according to the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA). ISA Chairman Bill Wykes, a soybean farmer in Yorkville, Illinois, says unlike the Senate?s Agricultural Risk...
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Unknown destinations bought 138,000 tons of combined old and new crop U.S. beans and China picked up 120,000 tons of new crop. Out of the purchase by unknown, 18,000 tons is for 2012/13...
USDA Mandatory reported cattle trading and demand was light in Kansas on Friday, with live sales .50 to 1.00 lower than last week at 125.00, a few at 125.50. Cattle traded on a limited basis in Nebraska and Iowa with a few cattle on a live basis...
A multi-issue agriculture bill has been passed by Missouri lawmakers and sent to the governor for his signature, on this last day of the legislative session. Among other provisions, the omnibus ag bill protects the right of children under 16 to work...
USDA's monthly cattle on feed update came out fairly close to pre-report estimates, but placements were larger than anticipated, while marketings were a little slower than what analysts were projecting. Placements during April 2013 totaled...
Jul. corn closed at $6.52 and 3/4, up 11 and 1/4 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $14.48 and 1/2, up 21 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $425.10, up $10.20 Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.52, unchanged Jul. wheat closed at $6.83 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2...
The day that the U.S. House Agriculture Committee completed and passed their markup of the farm bill, Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) told farm broadcasters on Capitol Hill he was anticipating a long day, but not as long as the committee?s...
The Obama Administration scandal involving Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative organizations applying for federal tax exempt status came to farmland this week. A May 16 posting on conservative news site dailycaller.com by...
Cattle country is slow to start on Friday following light to moderate trade in Texas yesterday at 125.00 1.00 lower than the previous week. The rest of cattle country just saw a little scattered trade on Thursday. Significant trade volume could be...
Even though Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs opposed the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee, the Congressman tells Brownfield he?s not opposed to getting a Farm Bill passed. ?I?m working hard to make sure we get a Farm Bill that...
The president of Iowa Farm Bureau, Craig Hill, says criticism of the federal crop insurance program is ?unwarranted?. ?I don?t think it?s overly-subsidized. I think it?s properly managed,? says Hill. ?In the case of Iowa farmers,...
With the work of the Senator Agriculture Committee behind them, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is optimistic when the full Senate takes up the Farm Bill on Monday, May 20. ?Generally it?s a good bill and we want to preserve the great majority of it...
What grade would you give the House and Senate Ag Committees following markup of the Farm Bill? Based on conservation and wildlife provisions included in the Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) would give them an A,...
The lamb checkoff assessment rate will be increasing from .005 to .007 cents per pound for producers and feeders and increasing from 30 cents to 42 cents per head for sheep and lamb purchased for slaughter. The assessment increase will generate...
Last year?s drought was very hard on pastures around the country. In some cases, those pastures were overgrazed and will need time and moisture to recover. According to Chris Bryan, DuPont Crop Protection range and pasture specialist for...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says while farmland values continue to increase, there are signs of moderation. For the first quarter of 2013, agricultural land values appreciated 4 percent in the district from the fourth quarter of 2012. They...
The chances that the Iowa legislature will increase the state?s fuel tax to help fund road and bridge repair seem to be fading away?at least for this year. That?s very disappointing, says Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill. ?This is a...
