CME Group: Corn Futures Set Record 2 Million Open Interest
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - CME Group announced Corn futures... Full Story
Small Improvements Seen in Dairy Prices
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Dairy farmers will see a small hike in their milk checks for March compared to the month... Full Story
February Milk Production Rose in the U.S.
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Milk production in the United States during February totaled 17.0 billion... Full Story
U.S. Corn Sales Break Records
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. corn merchants have sold in excess of 650 million bushels since early January, shockingly more than... Full Story
Soybeans Poised to Surpass Corn Acreage for First Time
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - For the first time ever, the area of soybeans planted in the United States is expected... Full Story
Mexico Still Large Corn Customer for International Sellers
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Mexico is on track to buy more Brazilian corn in 2018, which would hurt a U.S... Full Story
Canadian Government to Promote Organic Farming
Category: Organic
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The Canadian organic industry is one of Canada's fastest growing agricultural sectors... Full Story
Soybeans Could Dethrone Corn as U.S. Top Crop in 2018
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - For the first time in 35 years, soybeans are poised to steal the crown of U.S. crop... Full Story
Dairy Groups Support USDA’s Milk Options in Schools
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Putting low-fat flavored milk back into schools will bolster the nutrition intake of America's children, according to comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the nation's leading dairy organizations. In joint comments, both the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods... Full Story
U.S. Milk Production Rose During 4Q 2017
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Milk production in the United States during the fourth quarter of 2017 totaled... Full Story
Perdue Says Trump Sees Benefits of NAFTA for Farmers
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters that President Trump has come to see... Full Story
Canada Welcomes Possible NAFTA Deadline Extension
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - President Donald Trump suggested that the deadline for renegotiating... Full Story
Perdue Calls on Canada to Fully Engage in NAFTA Talks
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday urged Canada to more fully... Full Story
Extreme Cold Causes Widespread Winterkill in Wheat Belt
Category: Weather
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Extreme cold continues to grip most of the central and eastern U.S. Lows on New... Full Story
USDA Tightens Policy on Organic Fraud
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Imagine slapping an organic label on anything you want-food, drink, etc. You'd do... Full Story
Mild Demand Growth Helps Small Price Gains for Grain Farmers
Category: Miscellaneous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - While U.S. corn production remains on track to set another record, increased... Full Story
USDA Adjusts Projections for 2018 Ag Imports, Exports
Category: USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - According to the latest USDA trade forecast, the 2018 fiscal year will look similar to... Full Story
GOP Governors to Meet with Pence to Discuss NAFTA
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The next major marker in the behind-the-scenes effort to impress upon... Full Story
Mexican Market Is Growing, But Will U.S. Capture the Demand?
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Increasing demand in Mexico could mean big business for U.S. agriculture... Full Story
Harvest Outlook Shows Record Production
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Corn and soybean yields in 2017 were higher than expected, resulting in the largest grain surpluses in recent years. According to United States Department of Agriculture crop production estimates released on Nov. 9, national corn yields exceeded 2016 production... Full Story
Clovis Withdraws Nomination as USDA Undersecretary
Category: USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Sam Clovis, an early backer backer of President Donald Trump caught up... Full Story
Conaway: Farm Bill Progress is on Track
Category: Farm Bill
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are working on developing policy for the 2018... Full Story
Study: Consumers See ‘Organic’ and ‘Non-GM’ as Synonymous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Consumers are confused between foods labeled as "organic" and "non-genetically... Full Story
Senate Ag Panel Approves USDA Nominees Ibach, Northey
Category: USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking... Full Story
U.S. Soybean Crop Expected to be a Record
Category: Oilseeds
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Soybean production is forecast at a record 4.43 billion bushels, down slightly from September, but up 3 percent from last year. Based on October 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 49.5 bushels per acre... Full Story
Wheat Growers Call for New Trade Agreements
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat... Full Story
Wisconsin Has Large Amount of Corn, Soybeans in Storage
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Wisconsin corn stocks in all positions on September 1 totaled 112 million bushels... Full Story
FDA Proposes to Extend Nutrition Label Compliance Dates
Category: FDA, Miscellaneous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing to extend the compliance... Full Story
Summer-Like Heat Ripens U.S. Crops, Eases Fears of Harvest Delay
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Weather
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Unseasonably hot U.S. weather is accelerating corn and soy crop maturity... Full Story
August Milk Production Grew 2 Percent From 2016
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Milk production in the United States during August totaled 18.1 billion pounds, up 2.0 percent from August 2016... Full Story
CoBank: Processors Stretched by Milk Production Gains
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Every year, U.S. dairy farmers produce 3 billion more pounds of milk than the year... Full Story
USDA Modifies 2017 Corn, Soybean Production Forecast
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection)- Corn production is forecast at 14.2 billion bushels, down 6 percent from... Full Story
Wheat Groups Urge Administration Not to Withdraw from KORUS
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers strongly... Full Story
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production with Farm Surveys
Category: USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - During September, the National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts two surveys... Full Story
Trump: Canada Being Difficult in NAFTA Talks
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - President Donald Trump again suggested the North American Free Trade Agreement be terminated... Full Story
Trump: Inevitable U.S. Will Withdraw from NAFTA
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - President Donald Trump, speaking on Tuesday night in Arizona near the Mexican border, said... Full Story
Milk Production Hits New Record for July
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Milk production in the United States during July totaled 18.2 billion pounds... Full Story
Farm Journal’s Midwest Crop Tour Kicks Off Next Week
Category: Miscellaneous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The 25th annual Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour kicks off next Monday... Full Story
Canada Suggests it Could Quit NAFTA Talks
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Canada laid down a tough line ahead of talks on modernizing NAFTA... Full Story
USDA Forecasts Record-High Soybean Production
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. farmers are expected to produce a record-high soybean crop this year, according to the Crop Production report issued today by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Up 2 percent from 2016, soybean production is forecast at 4.38 billion bushels, while corn growers are expected to decrease their production by 7 percent from last year, forecast... Full Story
World Wheat Consumption Increases, Spring Wheat in Short Supply
(Wisconsin Ag Connection ) - USDA increased its estimates for world wheat production, consumption... Full Story
Mexico Announces NAFTA Renegotiation Goals
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Mexico has set out its goals for an upcoming re-negotiation of the NAFTA trade accord, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday, prioritizing free access for goods and services, greater labor market integration and a strengthening of energy security... Full Story
Ag Sec. Perdue is Midwest Bound for RV Tour
Category: Miscellaneous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that he will embark on a five-state... Full Story
Perdue: Mexico Won’t Drop U.S. as Food Supplier
Category: Miscellaneous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The United States offers too many advantages as a food and ag supplier for Mexico to look elsewhere, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday, likening the U.S. position to "a corner store location...we will take advantage of that... Full Story
Sonny Perdue, FFA Partner to Support Next Generation of Ag Leaders
Category: Miscellaneous
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA will partner... Full Story
NMPF to FDA: Enforce U.S. Standards for Dairy Labels
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) long absence of enforcement of its own food standards has allowed the marketing of hundreds of deceptively labeled dairy imitators -- a situation requiring immediate action by the federal government, National Milk Producers Federation officials told the agency during a high-level meeting in Maryland Tuesday... Full Story
2Q U.S. Milk Production Grow Nearly Two Percent
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Milk production in the United States during the April - June quarter totaled 55.3 billion... Full Story
Rep. Kind Sponsoring Bill to Preserve the Dairy Industry
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind is touting some of his ideas on how to preserve... Full Story
China May Have Smallest Corn Harvest in Four Years
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - China on Friday slashed its 2017/18 corn output forecast to the lowest level... Full Story
Deal in Motion to Allow U.S. Milk to be Exported to China
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has stated that a new deal to allow... Full Story
Corn Crop Planting, Emergence on Pace
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Corn planting progress and emergence are within one percentage... Full Story
First Quarter Grain Inspections Reach Record High
Category: Grains
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - According to USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, during the first quarter of 2017 grain... Full Story
Senators Call on Trump to Act on Canadian Dairy Issue
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, along with Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both of New... Full Story
California Milk Marketing Order Proposed
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its recommended decision to establish a California Federal Milk... Full Story
House Ag Committee to Review State of the Farm Economy
Category: Farm Bill
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The federal crop insurance program has functioned as the most important risk... Full Story
USDA Collecting Data on Dairy Sector
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Representatives of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service are in the process of visiting dairy farms across the nation this month to collect... Full Story
Foremost Farms Joins Dairy Strong Alliance as Partner
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The Dairy Strong Sustainability Alliance, which is a recently formed group... Full Story
USDA: Ag Trade Surplus Expected to Increase in 2017
Category: Miscellaneous, USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - USDA forecasts U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2017 to reach $134... Full Story
USDA: Dairy Exports Have Increased in Recent Year
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Dairy manufacturers separate and reassemble milk components to produce... Full Story
WFU Survey Finds Opposition to TPP by Dairy Farmers
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - It appears that the presidential candidates aren't the only people against the... Full Story
USDA Invests $1.7 Billion in CRP to Protect Sensitive Ag Lands
Category: USDA
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue nearly $1.7 billion in payments... Full Story
OTA to Feds: Ensure ‘Organic Always Means ‘Organic’
Category: Policy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - The rigorous and proven regulatory system of the National Organic Program has... Full Story
Large USDA Cheese Purchase Aims to Spur Dairy Prices
Category: Dairy
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - It appears that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ready... Full Story
Soybean Prices Soar After USDA Report
Category: Oilseeds
(Wisconsin Ag) - The prices for the old crop July contract for soybeans soared 50 cents per bushel Full Story
