A showery pattern ahead for most; early-season heat/warmth in West/Southwest builds eastward

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were limit down on fund liquidation and technical weakness.  The market continues

An agricultural real estate expert says there has not been a drop in most farmland values. Colton Lacina with Farmers National

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Support came from the ongoing cautious optimism about the trade framework with China.

Dec. corn $4.35 and 1/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsJan. soybeans $11.34 and 1/4, up 12 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal

An American Farm Bureau economist says the government shutdown has an impact on his job. Danny Munch tells Brownfield government produced

An eastern Nebraska farmer says extreme weather took a toll on some of his crops this year. Mark McHargue of Central

Dairy farms across the Great Lakes don’t have the workforce they need, and it’s restricting business operations. MSU economist David Ortega tells Brownfield

Northern Indiana continues to be a hotspot for new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Denise Derrer Spears, the public information

More ethanol was produced in the U.S. last week than any other week on record. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says