Across the Corn Belt, lingering cold weather is mostly confined to the eastern Great Lakes States.  The colder areas generally overlap where fields and forests are still blanketed by snow. 

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Great Basin and Pacific Coast States, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Rockies

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were down with boxed beef lower during the session, waiting on direct business to develop.  April live cattle closed $.32 lower

A new alliance in Michigan is highlighting how trade inconsistencies have been detrimental for farmers. Mark Fisk with the Michigan Smart Trade Alliance says President Trump’s threats to block the

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. The trade is watching weather in South America and waiting for more signs of another big round of demand from China. There’s

An ag lender says some farmers are more reliant on operating loans to cover costs as they prepare for the upcoming growing season.  Kent Burton with Indiana-based First Farmers Bank and Trust says working capital

Mar. corn $4.31 and 1/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $11.37 and 1/4, up 13 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal $307.90, up $4.90Mar. soybean oil 57.54, up 49 pointsMar.

Biofuel supporters are anxiously awaiting next steps as a congressional council discusses permanent nationwide E15 language. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner tells Brownfield the E15 Rural Domestic Energy

U.S. farmers are expected to plant fewer upland cotton acres this spring, due to lower prices. A recent grower survey from the National Cotton Council says farmers intend to plant

The USDA’s latest turkey hatchery numbers are showing mixed supply signals. There were 24.322 million turkey eggs in incubation on February 1st, 2026, falling 5% from January 1st and 3%