Japanese beetles are back
A pair of Illinois agronomists say Japanese beetle numbers are up this season. “Japanese beetles came hot out of the gate really heavy.” Kris Ehler, a CCA based in Champaign […]
Cash dairy markets mixed Wednesday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.59. Two sales were recorded at $0.59 and $0.5975. Forty-pound cheese blocks were […]
Pillen says USDA plan safeguards ag industry
A Midwestern governor says a new plan from USDA will safeguard the U.S. ag industry from foreign threats. “It’s incredibly important that all of us wake up and understand who […]
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New Ohio state budget includes funding for H2Ohio
Ag groups say funding for the H2Ohio program included in Ohio’s new state budget will help the long-term sustainability of the industry. Ohio Soybean Association executive director Kirk Merritt says […]
Former Iowa Man Sentenced for Contempt
Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle says a former Sioux County resident is facing jail time for failing to pay court-ordered restitution. Forty-two-year-old Dustin Allan Stienstra, now living in Sedona, Arizona, […]
University of Northern Iowa offering new ‘Neighboring State’ tuition rate
University of Northern Iowa students from the six states that surround Iowa will be able to pay the lower tuition rate Iowa residents pay, starting this fall. In January, Governor […]
New research detects dicamba damage from the sky
A professor of weed science at the University of Illinois says advancements in remote sensing technology can now allow drones to detect subtle dicamba damage in soybeans. Aaron Hager says […]
Boozman talks the Senate Ag Committee’s approach to Farm Bill 2.0
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee says it will take the U.S. Senate longer than the U.S. House to put together a skinny farm bill. “The House can […]
Pork profitability to continue through 2025
A senior research analyst says profitability for pork producers could improve over the next year. Matt Erikson with Terrain tells Brownfield margins continued to improve since 2023 and that’s largely […]
