An ag lender in northwest Missouri says farmers might consider a shift in farming strategy as it becomes more challenging to balance expenses with uncertain commodity prices. “Deciding to farm for return-on-investment versus farm for yield.” Chad McCollough with FCS Financial in Maryville says it’s all about the law of diminishing returns, when farmers must […]
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Sep. corn $4.45 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans $11.77 and 1/4, down 3/4 centAug. soybean meal $314.10, down
Some Missouri farmers say the corn is on track for an earlier than usual harvest this fall. Southwest Missouri farmer Brad
Sugar producers are renewing calls for changes to federal trade policy as they continue to face tremendous financial pressures. Luther Markwart
A Canadian ag trade leader says it’s unclear if U.S. negotiators have any decision-making power as talks continue between the two
A farmer in northwest Missouri says the crops are at a tipping point, and what happens with the weather moving forward
New World screwworm has kept the border closed to cattle trade with Mexico for the better part of 2 years. Barbara
A crop specialist says he’s concerned that heavy pest pressure could impact corn production in southwest Nebraska. Shawn Becker with Hogemeyer
The president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau says a recent trade mission to Southeast Asia underscored the growing competition U.S. producers
The Illinois wheat checkoff is up and running. “It officially started July 1st, where assessments were being withheld from grain settlements.”
