The president of the Illinois Wheat Association says the state’s 2026 crop is looking promising. Tracy Heuerman, who farms in Effingham County, says this year’s tour of 25 southern Illinois counties tallied an estimated average yield of nearly 105 bushels per acre. “In general, the crop looks really good.” She says, “I know the past […]
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Ethanol production hit a five-week high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.111 million barrels per day.
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The president of the Renewable Fuels Association is hopeful having E15 as a standalone bill in the Senate helps its chances
The president of the Minnesota Farmers Union says conservation management practices are becoming more common among producers. Gary Wertish says there’s
The president of the National Farmers Union says he’s concerned that high fertilizer prices could be sticking around for an extended
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Cash dairy prices were lower on Wednesday except for block cheese at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.6825. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound
The former chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says the farm bill is still broken and fixing it could require
Cattle producers in the Central Plains are worried they’re not going to have enough feed supplies. Joe Van New Kirk operates
