Stephanie Hoff

Wisconsin had nearly a full week suitable for fieldwork leading up to the last day of May, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Grain markets are losing their bullish momentum as spring planting wraps up across the Corn Belt.

As commercial fertilizer prices continue to rise, farmers are increasingly turning to livestock manure to offset their input costs. However, unlike custom commercial options, manure is highly variable, making uniform application a hurdle.

DATCP's True Armyworm Network has completed week 10 of monitoring and the cumulative count is 9,981 moths in 61 traps, or 164 moths per trap average. Last year at this time, the average was 148 armyworm moths per trap. The lull in moth activity reported by cooperators over the past three to four weeks signals that most armyworms are now in the feeding larval stages rather than the mating adult stage.

Sargento is recognizing Assistant Plant Manager Tim Entringer, who recently earned the prestigious designation of Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker, one

Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting news release

The United States declined to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a free trade agreement among the three North American countries. According to Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle of StoneX, the

President Donald Trump has announced a plan for the U.S. to take control of the Strait of Hormuz.He implemented a 20% charge on all cargo passing through the route as

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $12 billion in additional farm aid through a budget reconciliation package. John Newton, vice president of public policy with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the aid is necessary because of a challenging farm economy…tape

Japan's push to reduce carbon emissions could open new export opportunities for the U.S. ethanol industry. As the country moves toward wider use of E20 fuel, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen is led a trade mission to Japan to highlight the state's role in producing lower-carbon fuels.