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As we close out the 2024 crop year, Jeremy Hogan, a lead agronomist with Advanced Agrilytics, explains the effect of above-average temperatures from early in the year and what a […]
Milk futures lower, cash dairy mixed
January Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 8 lower at $19.37. February down 10 cents at $19.33. March down 9 at $19.36. April through June futures […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 10, 2024
Mar. corn closed at $4.49, up 7 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.94 and 3/4, up 4 and 3/4 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $292.00, up $2.40Jan. soybean oil […]
Soybeans, corn, wheat see gains after WASDE update
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. U.S. ending stocks were unchanged on the month and global adjustments were minor. The big feature globally was a 1-million-ton increase for […]
Great Lakes Expo turns techy
The Great Lakes specialty crop industry is working to attract innovations from the West Coast and abroad to reduce the need for labor. Greg Bird with the Michigan Vegetable Council […]
USDA increases red meat, poultry estimates
The USDA has raised its 2024 and 2025 combined red meat and poultry production outlooks. For this year, beef was up from November on higher slaughter rates and average dressed […]
Report: Fewer Iowans are getting flu shots
Only about one in four Iowans have gotten flu shots so far this season, the lowest turnout in the past five years. A report from the Iowa Department of Health […]
Emphasizing the importance of biofuels
The former chair of the Indiana Soybean Alliance says the uncertainty of the biofuels industry is weighing on U.S. farmers. Brazil, Indiana farmer Kevin Cox says a recent visit to […]
Tariff discussions taking place at Iowa Farm Bureau’s annual meeting
Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (right) talks to Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson at the 2024 Iowa Farm Bureau annual meeting in Des Moines. An optimistic look at President-elect Trump’s […]
New Indiana Soybean Alliance chair elected
La Crosse, Indiana Denise Scarborough has been elected as the chair of the Indiana Soybean Alliance. She will lead the state’s soybean checkoff program, which is focused on developing new markets […]
