U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging her to develop an emergency plan to vaccinate cattle against highly pathogenic avian influenza.  Since the most recent outbreak of HPAI beginning in February 2022, HPAI has impacted 116 commercial…

The growing outbreak of New World screwworm in Mexico has triggered serious concerns for U.S. agriculture. First detected in Chiapas in November 2024, NWS has now breached containment thresholds, spreading more than 127 miles beyond the secondary buffer zone into Oaxaca and Veracruz. With over 1,400 detections in Mexico, U.S.…

Just after 9:00 a.m. CT, July corn was down 4¾¢ at $4.58¼ per bushel. July soybeans were 7¼¢ weaker at $10.60¼ per bushel. Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting said, “The market has exhausted its fresh news from either side and traders are now focused on simply shoring up…

1. Wheat Lower Overnight on Favorable Weather Wheat futures were lower amid favorable weather in several global production areas. Rainfall in the U.S. southern Plains will boost prospects for the hard-red winter wheat crop while precipitation in northern growing areas of the country will favor early spring wheat growth, said…

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, May 21 – Dry weather conditions in the coming days will help air out Argentina’s muddy fields, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Wednesday, after heavy storms flooded the already behind-schedule soybean crop. Fierce rains washed out the north of Buenos Aires province at the end of last…

Iowa ethanol advocates and farmers are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto a bill restricting carbon sequestration pipelines.  The advocates said in a press conference Thursday the bill is “extremely problematic” to biofuels, farming, energy and Iowa economies. The bill, House File 639, which passed the Iowa Senate May 12 and is awaiting…