The Illinois state veterinarian says officials continue to monitor the state’s dairy herd for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Dr. Mark Ernst tells Brownfield, “The USDA has designated ...

The new executive director of the Iowa FFA Foundation boasts a background in agribusiness and ag policy. Shannon Latham has served in a leadership role with north Iowa-based Latham High-Tech Seeds for ...

A dairy market analyst says the lack of the USDA’s October Milk Production Report has the potential to slow down insurance payments for farmers. Sarina Sharp with the Daily Dairy Report tells ...

A new agricultural education curriculum is helping students discover careers in agriculture. Innovation Never Stops from Helena Agri-Enterprises is a free, nine-part program series that helps ag ...

U.S. ethanol production eased slightly over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.091 million barrels per day, down 21,000 from the near one-year high ...

The Corn Belt is getting some much-needed moisture at the end of harvest. Drew Lerner tells Brownfield some areas have received up to five inches of rain in the last few days. There was a lot of rain ...

The branch manager of a local cooperative says the harvest has progressed quickly in south-central Illinois. Travis Gillett, who oversees Effingham Equity’s Alma branch in Marion County, says yield ...

The CEO of the National Potato Council says he’s optimistic the Trump administration can help get fresh potato market access in Japan. Kam Quarles tells Brownfield “Even though it has taken 30 years ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA’s Farm Service Agency will resume core operations on Thursday, including farm loan processing, farm program payments and other programs. Dusty Johnson, a U.S.

Strong demand has pulled the U.S. ethanol supply to a near-one year low. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol stocks of 21.919 million barrels were the lowest in 51 weeks, falling ...

The executive vice president of the Illinois Beef Association (IBA) says the organization has concerns about the Trump administration’s efforts to lower beef prices. “We’re strongly opposed to the ...