A western Iowa pork producer says profitability is helping boost morale across the industry. Aaron Juergens manages more than 100,000 nursery and finishing pig spaces for Sunburst Valley Farms near Carroll. “It

Mar. corn $4.27, up 3/4 centMar. soybeans $11.33 and 1/2, down 1/2 centMar. soybean meal $303.90, down $1.90Mar. soybean oil 58.59, up 130 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.47, up 9 and

One lawmaker says a year-round E15 deal could get done soon. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra, a member of the House Rural Domestic Energy Council, says the group had a positive

Iowa’s state climatologist says weather outlooks through the first week of March are favorable for farmers across the Midwest. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield, “For much of the Upper Midwest and

Soybeans were narrowly mixed. Beans were up early, following bean oil, but ran into overhead resistance. Soybean oil saw another round of support from demand expectations, largely ignoring the supply

A colostrum management specialist says pasteurization has become a standard practice when feeding dairy calves on many farms. Great Lakes Territory Manager Cora Okkema with Dairy Tech tells Brownfield pasteurization

Cash dairy prices were higher at midweek on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, lifted by strong global demand expectations. Dry whey unchanged at $0.74. Blocks up $0.05 at $1.50. Two sales

Ohio Farm Bureau members want clearer guidelines on how calculated farmland values will impact property taxes. Evan Callicoat, Ohio Farm Bureau’sdirector of state policy, says a proposed bill in the statehouse would

Missouri’s Attorney General Catherine Hanaway says federal pesticide warning labels should be enough for state law as lawmakers and the U.S. Supreme Court weigh disputes tied to glyphosate. “Look, if

Ethanol policy continues to lack direction and its impacting the farm economy.  President of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association Michael Dibbern says the financial pressure facing farmers runs deeper than