There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred
UNDATED (AP)- Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products - and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Since Mar...
May 14, 2024
Fears of retaliation arise after administration increases Chinese tariffs
MAY 16, 2024: President Biden increased tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 of 1974's Trade Act. The hike goes on $18 billion worth of imports from China, prompting significant concerns that Ch...
May 14, 2024
Rains slow planting progress last week in South Dakota
MAY 14, 2024: For the week ending May 12, 2024, there were 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies ...
May 14, 2024
Weekend solar storm knocks out GPS during planting season
While a solar storm brought the aurora borealis to a large part of the U.S., it also played havoc with farmers in the middle of spring planting. 404 Media says the storm broke critical GPS and precisi...
May 14, 2024
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House Ag Chair Releases Detailed Farm Bill Proposal
House Ag Committee Chair G.T. Thompson (R-PA) released a more detailed, title-by-title overview of his farm bill proposal. The National Sorghum Producers say the chairman has been consistent in his me...
May 14, 2024
Key state in Brazil still battling intense flooding
Rio Grande do Sul, one of the biggest soy and rice producers in Brazil continues to experience intense flooding. France 24 Dot Com says the region had been counting on a record harvest of over 22 mill...
May 14, 2024
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U.S. Grains Council Expanding Opportunities in Established Asian Markets
The U.S. Grains Council recently organized marketing conferences promoting U.S. corn fermented protein (CFP) and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in South Korea and Taiwan. Both countries ...
May 13, 2024
Winter Wheat Production Forecast is Up Two Percent
U.S. farmers are expected to produce 1.28 billion bushels of winter wheat this year, according to the Crop Production Report released last week (May 10, 2024) by USDA's Natural Agricultural Statistics...
May 13, 2024
USDA projecting bigger winter wheat and hay harvests in South Dakota
Based on May 1, 2024, conditions, South Dakota's 2024 winter wheat crop is forecast at 40.6 million bushels, up 23% from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Serv...
May 13, 2024
May WASDE Includes An initial U.S. Crop Assessment
The May World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates report (May 10, 2024) includes USDA's first assessment of domestic and international supply and demand prospects. The 2024-2025 U.S. corn outlook calls for...
May 13, 2024