Someone has to tell the president, “Enough with the tariff threats” with U.S. trading partners. Agriculture can’t afford the outcome. I was wading through the he-said, she-said articles this week generated by the prospect of a U.S.-EU bilateral trade deal – President Trump says ag is on the table, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, says …
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Apr 19
Warmer; short-term drier spell on the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, rain is shifting east as a slow-moving cold front clears the region, though cool, showery weather lingers over the Ohio Valley. Drier weather behind the front will allow fields to dry and producers to resume corn and soybean planting; however, soils likely remain waterlogged in western portions of the region. On …
Apr 19
Warmer; wet pattern centered on the Plains
A storm over the Tennessee Valley will drift northeastward and stall, while an accompanying cold front taps into tropical moisture as it sweeps across the East Coast States. The net result will be a wide swath of 1 to 2 inches of rain (locally more) across the eastern third of the nation over the next …
Apr 18
One million pledged to dairy Beverage Innovation Center
Wisconsin’s dairy farmers and state government are investing in additional dairy product research. Governor Tony Evers told the Cheese Industry Conference that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will invest 750-thousand dollars, “to establish the Beverage Innovation Center, a new center for excellence that would be housed in the Center for Dairy Research on the University …
Apr 18
USMEF Spring Conference
Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner will be on the ground in Kansas City, Missouri May 22 to 24 for the USMEF Spring Conference. Continue reading USMEF Spring Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 18
Eminent domain bill advances to Senate
The Missouri House has given approval to a bill that would prevent private companies from using eminent domain. The bill, HB 1062, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hansen, was written to head off construction of the Grain Belt Express power transmission line, which would run through eight Northern Missouri counties. The Missouri House spent time Tuesday …
Apr 18
Iowa ethanol leader: ‘No justification’ for more RFS exemptions
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw (l) and Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig discussed small refinery exemptions at a news conference Wednesday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) says if the EPA approves more RFS exemptions for small oil refiners, it will “irreversibly undermine” the Renewable …
Apr 18
Aurora opens second organic dairy plant
Aurora Organic Dairy opened its second processing plant this week in Columbia, Missouri. Construction began almost two years ago. The company, based in Boulder, Colorado has another processing facility in Platteville, Colorado, and eight farms in Texas and Colorado. Most of Aurora’s milk comes from company-owned farms, but they buy from third-party producers who meet …
Apr 18
USMCA would boost the economy, ITC says
The U.S. International Trade Commission has found that the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement would have a positive impact on the U.S. economy if it was fully implemented and enforced. The commission says provisions that reduce uncertainty about digital trade and some new rules of origin in the automotive sector would have the biggest impact on …
Apr 18
Limited livestock trade heading into the long weekend
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed in light trade with support from this week’s higher cash trade. And there was position squaring ahead of the long holiday weekend. Feeder cattle futures closed higher with support from the higher cash trade and the weaker move in corn. Today’s Cattle on Feed report …