Cash dairy prices were mostly up Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 to $0.7575. One sale was reported at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075

A certified crop advisor says partnering with agricultural research projects can give better insights into how non-traditional management strategies could benefit farmers. Jason Stegink, with Wide Angle Agriculture, is a member of Michigan State University’s Long-Term Agroecosystem

A farmer in southwest Iowa considers himself fortunate as many growers across the Midwest have received too much or too little rainfall. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton and says rains

Despite many differences in their operations, a pair of Midwestern farmers say rising diesel costs are cutting into already tight margins.   Jeff Scates, who raises corn and soybeans in

Ag and biofuel groups are welcoming further guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Growth Energy senior vice president of regulatory affairs Chris Bliley says the update is

A pair of farmers say extremely high diesel prices are forcing them to rethink how they manage equipment and field work this fall. “I think the fuel price is up

The executive director of Midwest Food Bank says a new partnership is helping provide emergency hunger relief in areas impacted by recent flooding. Todd Greenwood says Red Gold donated more

A market analyst says he’s closely watching USDA’s corn and soybean yield estimates in this week’s supply and demand report. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the biggest impact could be

An ag economist at the University of Illinois says he’s somewhat optimistic about the direction of commodity prices primarily due to demand prospects created by biofuels. In a recent FarmDoc

Crop input costs will be a major factor in farmer profitability next year. Daniel Faidley with Atticus says the company is a post-patent manufacturer of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. “Our