The U.S. cattle herd grew slightly over the past year, signaling continued slow expansion. The USDA says the total cattle inventory

An ag economist says the soybean market has been finding some recent support from exports. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says that’s

Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that establishes new safeguards to protect agriculture and critical infrastructure from foreign entities .

A central Illinois farmer says he’s already considering the impact that high fertilizer prices are going to have on his operation

A dairy lender at Farm Credit Services of America says a strong beef-on-dairy sector continues to create new market opportunities for

An American Farm Bureau Federation official says financial challenges are extending beyond major row crops. John Newton, AFBF vice president of

An ag meteorologist says he’s optimistic that the ongoing drought in the Western Corn Belt could improve over the next several

Only about a third of the funding allocated for USDA’s Assistance for Specialty Crop Producers Program has been distributed ahead of

Cash dairy prices were down Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.01 to $0.68. One sale was reported at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0625 at $1.6075. Two