The latest Rural Mainstreet Index says the ag economy weakened during August. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says many farmers are having a difficult time managing high input costs. “Agriculture commodity prices are still too low to break even for a lot of farmers,” he said. “In fact, bank CEOs expect about one-fifth of the […]
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The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says he’s hearing early reports of Alfalfa weevil pressure. Tony Hancock tells
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Listen to Compeer’s Economic Minute Podcast as Megan Roberts, Agriculture Economist with Compeer Financial, talks with Brownfield about the changes we
