Alfalfa weevils, potato leafhoppers highlight state's weekly pest update

If farmers are looking for another reason to take their first cutting of alfalfa fairly soon, it would be that their fields are infested with enough alfalfa weevil larvae to degrade both the yield and quality of the crop.

Class III milk futures price gain highlights week in dairy market

Although there was no more than minimal support for it in the dairy commodity market, the Class III milk futures price for June rose by 40 cents per hundred as nearly 800 contracts were traded on Wednesday of this week for June on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

Gov. Scott Walker proclaims May 20-26 EAB Awareness Week in Wisconsin

Gov. Scott Walker announced that Wisconsin will observe Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, May 20-26.

USDA celebrates 150th anniversary

On May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation to establish the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and codified a commitment to the health of our people and our land.

Soybean crop increases, but supply to dip to historic low

There are going to be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase will be dwarfed by the amount of soybeans that will be used and exported.