The slow decline of interest rates is making farmland more affordable. Compeer Financial senior appraiser Rachel Daberkoh says the Federal Reserve fund rate began shifting downward during the final quarter

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures across much of the northern half of the U.S., including the Midwest and Northeast, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up waiting for the rest of the week’s business to develop.  February live cattle closed $.90 higher at $236.05 and

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation that would make sure more real dairy butter can be served in more schools.  Chad Zuleger with the Dairy Business Association says Wisconsin lawmakers are

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Unknown destinations and China both bought U.S. soybeans ahead of the open. Unknown picked up a total of 545,000 tons, with 470,000

A shift to an El Niño weather pattern could mean drier-than-normal conditions persist in the Midwest. Jacob Dickey, meteorologist for WCIA-TV in eastern Illinois, tells Brownfield, “We’ve been hit the

A senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing says the latest supply and demand report from the USDA caught the market off guard.  Bryan Doherty says farmers need to use more proactive grain

The head of Minnesota’s Department of Agriculture says the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is affecting ag labor in the state. Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the immigrant

Mar. corn $4.20 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $10.53, up 10 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal $289.20, down $2.70Mar. soybean oil 52.97, up 199 pointsMar. Chicago wheat

A recently released peer-reviewed study shows Bayer’s Preceon Smart Corn System could lead to more sustainable corn production.  Elzandi Oosthuizen, senior vice president of the enterprise corn product team, says