The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says access to land is contributing to the slow rebuilding of the cattle herd. Jackie Moore is with Joplin Regional Stockyards in

The global director of applied meat science for PIC (Pig Improvement Company) says they’ve developed a digital tool to improve the accuracy of quality measures of color and marbling. Speaking

Some ag groups say more needs to be done to ensure the next generation of U.S. farmers and ranchers have access to prime farmland. Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau with the National Family

An ag economist says some producers are concerned continued development will impact the ag land market. Michael Langemeier is the director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. “Usually, the index of

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is key to supporting long-term demand. Joe Schuele says the agreement has helped expand access for lower-value cuts back into the

Soybeans were lower again Tuesday, this is the eighth consecutive session with a loss.  There has been ample rainfall, which can put pressure on prices.  Soybeans are 92 percent planted,

Creating a farm bill that works for all of agriculture. CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Colin Woodall says passage of the legislation would bring much-needed certainty to the

A market analyst says tight margins is contributing to the decline of  of small cow-calf operations.  Matt McQuagge with CattleFax says the U.S. has seen a 30 percent of its

A west-central Minnesota farmer is pleased with how the growing season is unfolding. Nathan Collins grows corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, kidney beans, and some organic crops near Murdock. “Got the early

Cash dairy prices were mixed on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with little to no activity in the whey and cheese markets.     Dry whey was up $0.0075 at $0.6775.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.4850.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese