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A farmer in northeast Iowa says most of his crops are in excellent condition after narrowly missing this week’s severe weather.
A livestock economist says the lending environment continues to be a challenge for cattle producers wanting to grow their herd. It’s been a decade since the U.S. cattle herd expanded, and University ...
An agronomist with Bayer says this week’s forecasted cool down across much of the Midwest should benefit the corn crop. Lance Tarochione, who’s based in west central Illinois, says it’s much-needed ...
A southwest Minnesota farmer says his soybeans are coming along nicely. Bob Worth of Lake Benton tells Brownfield his crop has canopied. “They’re beautiful, on 30 inch rows. So yeah, they’re good.” ...
An ag economist says several factors contributed to the 8 percent decline in placements in the USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says a lot of ...
An ag real estate specialist suggests a lot of land changed hands during the runup in values between 2020 and 2024. And Paul Schadegg with Farmers National Company says that could be a reason market ...
The National Pork Producers Council is stressing the economic impact of Proposition 12 as lawmakers consider a congressional solution to California’s livestock confinement law. NPPC economist Holly ...
Missouri Soybean’s Ag Innovation Field Day is coming up on August 22 at the Farm for Soy Innovation. In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Missouri Soybean’s Director of Conservation Ag and Farm Operations ...
Frequent rains and warm temperatures continue to help Wisconsin’s crops grow. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his dairy herd near Mineral Point in southwestern Wisconsin. Yager says most of his third ...
Several states could be impacted by a storm approaching the Upper Midwest capable of producing damaging winds. Iowa state climatologist Justin Glisan says the National Weather Service has heightened ...
The vice president of public policy at the National Corn Growers Association says the organization and its members are concerned the upcoming MAHA report could limit access to crop protection products ...
Corn was lower on fund and technical selling. Corn is monitoring development weather, with traders expecting a steady to improved national crop rating. As of Sunday, 73% of U.S. corn is rated good to ...