An apple grower says while this year’s harvest has been fantastic, the labor cost environment overshadows most optimism. Adam Brauer is the farm manager at Schwallier’s Country Basket in Sparta, Michigan. “As far as the future of apples, if we don’t have some type of change or some type of assistance or creative legislative […]
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A famer in northwest Minnesota says the warmer than usual temperatures have made sugarbeet harvest progress choppier than usual. “Every time
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower ahead of the week’s direct business. Feeders were lower, pressured by
Dec. corn closed at $4.04 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.80, down 11 centsDec. soybean meal
Attorney Brent Haden, from mid-Missouri, says he’s disappointed about a recent ruling on Grain Belt Express electric transmission lines. Missouri’s Western
Soybeans started the day with higher prices but fell off early on and ended lower for the fifth consecutive day. The
A fuel economist says he’s optimistic about the outlook for ethanol prices despite high expectations for this year’s U.S. corn harvest.
An ag transportation expert says water level issues along the Mississippi River are occurring at a bad time. Mike Steenhoek, executive
An extension agronomist says the pace of the 2024 harvest is one of the quickest she’s ever experienced. Meaghan Anderson with
A fifth-generation cranberry farmer says a lot has changed in the 101 years of her family farm. Lisa Potter with Cutler
