During Senate testimony on the Farm Bill this week, Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly took to the floor late Wednesday afternoon. ?Farmers in Indiana and around the nation need the certainty of a five-year farm bill that reflects and addresses the...
Governor Mike Pence signed two new pieces of legislation in to law today to improve Hoosier commerce. HEA 1068 and HEA 1481 are two bills that the Governor says will make Indiana agriculture even more competitive. ?They?re clearing the way...
The Nebraska Cattlemen State Beef Checkoff Task Force is recommending to the group?s executive committee that a state based checkoff not be pursued this year. The task force, chaired by Thedford rancher Dave Hamilton, considered input from people...
While this is not her first farm bill, this is the first time Tammy Baldwin has dealt with one in the Senate. After serving seven terms in the House, the Wisconsin Democrat was elected to the Senate last November and she says there are some...
Commentary. It doesn?t have to be ?Us versus Them.? I do not believe that it is unrealistic or utopian to believe that those of us who make our living in agriculture can coalesce into one ?entity? when doing so would improve our chances of...
Soybeans were mostly firm on commercial and technical buying. The nearby supply remains tight and the weekly export numbers were bullish, coming at more than a million tons, with China buying another 115,000 tons of new crop Thursday morning....
Another relatively quiet day in the cash cheese markets on Thursday with only one uncovered offer. That offer did knock another quarter-cent off the block price finishing the session at $1.7575. Barrels held steady at $1.73. Cash butter slipped...
According to USDA, April 2013 poultry production was 3.752 billion pounds, up 7% from April 2012. The preliminary live weight of all poultry was 4.970 billion pounds, a 7% year to year increase, with young chickens making up the bulk of the total at...
Cattle country was quiet on Thursday afternoon with significant business probably postponed until Friday. A few sales were noted in Texas at 124.00 live and 202.00 dressed in Nebraska. Most majors in Nebraska were bidding around 198.00 to 199.00....
Jul. corn closed at $6.62, up 3 and 1/2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $14.99 and 1/2, up 5 and 1/4 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $437.00, down $3.60 Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.66, up 2 points Jul. wheat closed at $7.03 and 1/4, up 14 and 3/4...
USDA reports commercial red meat production during April 2013 was 4.091 billion pounds, up 6% from April 2012, with year to year increases in all major categories except veal. Beef production came out at 2.127 billion pounds, 7% more than last year,...
While trying to get the corn and soybeans planted, Franklin County Ohio farmer, Neall Weber says he missed a really good opportunity to get some hay made. ?A couple weeks ago would have been the primetime to start getting first cutting up, the...
The Ohio Grape Industries Committee held an early kickoff to Ohio Wine Month Wednesday evening, May 22, at the Ohio Statehouse. ?This is an opportunity to just show that Ohio can compete with any other state, as far as our winemakers and the...
USDA reports soybean, soybean meal, and wheat export sales for the week ending May 16 were larger than expected, with corn and soybean oil within pre-report estimates. Physical shipments of corn, soybeans, and wheat were all less than what's...
The cash cattle trade is off to a slow start today with just a few bids in the South at 124.00. There was a fairly active trade in Texas and Kansas yesterday at 124.00, 1.00 lower than the previous week. Estimates are varying on just how many cattle...
USDA has issued the final rule for mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goat meat, wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish, perishable agricultural commodities, peanuts, pecans, ginseng and macadamia nuts. The...
Commentary. Last week, the Missouri legislature voiced support of farmers and ranchers by passing the Right to Farm referendum. This proposed constitutional amendment, designed with the intent to protect farmers from out-of-state activists, will...
Betty Rosson keeps the book at her family?s farm and cattle ranch in Virginia and she is this year?s Monsanto Farm Mom of the Year. Rosson?s son, Charles, nominated her and she says that winning Farm Mom of the year is ?awesome? but it...
Today (Thursday) is the deadline as set by the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the U.S. to respond on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). But Colin Woodall of the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association says it?s unclear what USDA is actually...
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....
