U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman says he’s not surprised the American Farm Bureau’s new farmer survey shows 70 percent of farmers won’t be able to afford all required fertilizers this year. “Almost every crop that’s grown right now is really in a very difficult situation losing money.” Boozman tells Brownfield ag inputs have […]
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A central Illinois farmer says he’s done with soybean planting. “No, that’s never happened. To have it done by the 14th
Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher again on Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.71. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.5775. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.58 to $1.5875. Cheese
A farmer in southeast South Dakota says there seems to be a lot of corn in storage heading into spring. Kevin
Price impacts from the conflict in the Middle East are not being felt by the U.S. poultry industry, yet. MPF board
The president of the National Farmers Union says high fertilizer prices are bringing long overdue attention to consolidation in the ag
A new study shows farmers are playing a critical role in helping improve water quality across the state. Jordan Hoewischer with Ohio
A researcher with the Diverse Corn Belt project says limited market access is a primary challenge for farmers attempting to diversify.
The start-up tractor company Monarch says a large global equipment manufacturer is acquiring its core technology. After seven years of developing
A new Ohio State calculator is helping farmers maximize nitrogen fertilizer use. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Rachel Henry,
