Big K Ag News

NATIONAL FFA WEEK UNDERWAY
The National Future Farmers of America Advisor describes National FFA Week as an opportunity for chapters and members to celebrate their participation in the organization ...Read More

AG INTERVIEWS FROM WEEK OF 2-13
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Midwest Ag News
Preparing for the Year of the Dairy Cows
Some may think February is too soon to start thinking about the 2012 Indiana State Fair.  Andy Klotz, Public Relations Director for the Indiana State Fair assured Brownfield that it wasn?t.  As we continued day two of our Indiana Agribusiness Tour we made a stop at the Indiana State Fairgounds to see how planning for [...]
Government to buy more biobased products
The Obama Administration is expanding government purchases of biobased products. That, along with promoting rural job creation and developing a rural healthcare workforce are what the administration says will strengthen the economy and move the country forward. The President wants to expand the list of biobased products including paints, soaps and detergents developed from farm [...]
Grains and oilseeds up on demand
Soybeans were higher on technical and commercial buying, along with spillover from corn and wheat. Demand continues to look solid and the trade expects beans to lose some acreage this crop year. Contracts were down for much of the day as China?s purchase of 175,000 tons of new crop was largely considered old news following [...]
Another big day for boxed beef values
Cattle country was quiet on Wednesday with few expecting significant business to develop before Thursday or Friday. There were a few bids in the South at 126.00, and 200.00 bids on a dressed basis in Nebraska. The combination of higher futures and strengthening cutouts would seem to be working to support bullish asking prices of 132.00 [...]
Francis and Susan Thicke ?Organic Farmer of the Year?
Francis and Susan Thicke of Fairfield, Iowa have been named the Organic Farmer of the Year by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES). The Thickes purchased their land in 1996 which they say was ?a worn out and heavily eroded row crop farm.? Today, Radiance Dairy is home to 80 Jerseys and well-suited [...]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 22, 2012
Mar. corn closed at $6.38 and 1/4, up 8 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $12.72 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/4 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $331.30, up $1.10 Mar. soybean oil closed at 54.22, up 16 points Mar. wheat closed at $6.44 and 1/2, up 11 and 1/2 cents Feb. live [...]
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp ag announcements
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says Caseus Energy in Stratford is certified for the Qualified New Business Venture tax credits. The certification means investors in the company are eligible for a 25 percent tax credit on the amount they invest. Caseus Energy has developed a process to convert the sugar from whey into ethanol with [...]
Pork, beef supplies up on year
USDA's monthly cold storage report showed larger than expected supplies of pork and beef along with a big cut in poultry. Beef stocks were pegged at 482.070 million pounds, 4% above last month and 5% larger than last year including a 7% year to year increase in boneless beef with Dow Jones Newswires citing a [...]
Wisconsin legislature passes wetlands bill
On a voice vote, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the bill relaxing restrictions on building on wetlands Tuesday night. The bill requires developers to sign mitigation agreements to build specialized projects on wetlands, the developers must either replace the wetlands which are lost, buy credits from those who have created wetlands or pay the DNR?s [...]
CDC finds raw milk disproportionally responsible for illnesses
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds raw milk is proportionally responsible for 150-times more disease outbreaks than pasteurized milk. In states where raw milk sales are legal, the outbreaks occur twice as much as in states where it is not legal. The data was collected from 1993 through [...]
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