Lower crop prices mostly responsible for net farm income decline
The director of the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says lower crop prices take most of the blame for a continued decline in net farm income. […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 17, 2024
Dec. corn closed at $4.12 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.06, up 1 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $318.00, down $2.10Oct. soybean oil closed […]
Michigan farmer says soy harvest is his earliest ever
A Michigan soybean farmer says this year is the earliest he’s ever started harvest. Bay City farmer John Burk tells Brownfield he started combining on Saturday. “The hot, dry weather […]
One last try at removing carp from northwest Iowa lake
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is nearly ready to start a project to get rid of an invasive species of fish in an 830 acre lake in northwest Iowa. […]
Soybeans, corn finish the day with modest gains
Soybeans ended the day higher but spent most of the day on both sides of unchanged in the pretty quiet trade. Soybean meal was lower, while soybean oil moved higher. […]
Iowa farmer continues farm bill advisory work
Pictured: Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser at the 2023 NAFB Convention (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A southwest Iowa farmer says the ag industry needs a new five-year farm bill before the […]
Taylor lauds ag trade mission to Vietnam
The expansion of agricultural trade to Vietnam is a priority for USDA. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor says she recently returned from a trade mission […]
U.S. Grains Council utilizing new RAPP funding
A board member with the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) says new federal funding is helping build export demand for corn, sorghum, and barley. Jim Reed, an Illinois farmer and at-large […]
Popular Pomeroy bar and music venue back open
A legendary small-town music venue in northwest Iowa’s Calhoun County has found a new home. Byron’s Bar on Main Street in Pomeroy closed at the end of July due to […]
Southern Rust could impact yields in Nebraska
Corn and soybeans have been pressured by disease this growing season in Nebraska. Mike Gruener, with Wyffels Hybrids discusses some of the more prominent diseases, like Crown Rot and Southern […]
