An east-central Nebraska farmer says there’s some variability in his corn crop this year. Ryan Preister says disease pressure has been moderately low this year. “We are starting to see

A South Dakota-based agronomist says he’s noticed an uptick in pest pressure in soybeans and alfalfa. Hoegemeyer’s Stu Carlson tells Brownfield, “Seeing a lot of spider mites in soybeans. Alfalfa

A market analyst says questions about where interest rates are headed continue to weigh on the ag economy. Tommy Grisafi with Ag Bull Trading says it’s an issue farmers and

Corn grind and soybean crush numbers reflect the solid demand for ethanol and soybean products. The USDA says 466.708 million bushels of corn were used for ethanol production in June

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says adverse weather conditions have impacted much of the corn crop in his territory. Robby Meeker, who covers the eastern half of Illinois and

The executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association says any disruption to the USMCA agreement could devastate the industry. Seth Mitchell says maintaining market access is critical. “We want

Global corn demand continues to look solid. The USDA says corn inspections during the week ending July 30th were larger than what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing

More than 300 people gathered in northern Missouri this weekend to celebrate the legacy of former Missouri Congressman Jerry Litton, 50 years after his death. Kristi Wyatt worked closely with

Cash dairy prices were down Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6925. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 to $1.56. Two sales were reported ranging from $1.55 to $1.56.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales

The director of agronomy for one of the nation’s largest independent seed companies is concerned extreme heat in July might’ve taken the top off corn yield. Tom Larson with Stine