A member of the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council (ANPC) says the latest U.S. EPA update on the hypoxia zone in the Gulf of Mexico is a mixed bag.   Adam

Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6725. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0050 to $1.5050. No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.52. No sales were reported.  Butter was also unchanged at $1.65. Thirty sales were

Weather has been the primary driver as corn and soybean prices climbed to start the week. U.S. Commodities president Don Roose says continued wetness is raising concerns in the Eastern

An ag economist says the strength in the cull cow market is one of the factors contributing to the slow expansion of the cattle herd.   Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says producers have

The director of the Illinois Farm Service Agency is reminding producers to get their acreage reports submitted. William Graff says July 15th is the deadline to file the report that

An ag economist says now is the time for farmers to evaluate the best leasing agreement for their operation. Michael Langemeier, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says each arrangement comes

New analysis by the National Corn Growers Association finds U.S. farmers are paying significantly more for inputs than their Brazilian counterparts. Economist Krista Swanson tells Brownfield the results bring to

Over the Fourth of July holiday, I found myself thinking less about the fireworks and parades and more about the people who came before us. Not so much the ones

May was a solid month for U.S. ethanol exports. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports of 189.7 million gallons were up 11% from April, reflecting the generally good global

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms extend southwestward from the upper Great Lakes region. Until recently, parts of the upper Midwest had been trending dry; currently, most Corn Belt