U.S. broiler chicken numbers continue to rise. The USDA says 256.077 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, up 317,000 on the week and 3% on the year. The average rate of hatchability did dip fractionally to 79.2%. 195.695 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, dropping 2.788 million head from the previous week […]
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A recent survey by a dairy producers’ group shows farmers want to know how their farm data is used by processors
The president of the National Farmers Union says passage of the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 out the
The National Potato Council Executive Director says farmers need the momentum to pass a new farm bill in Congress to continue.
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Signups for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program begin Monday, May 4th. The program is a voluntary working lands conservation program that
A northeast Nebraska farmer says he’s been having an exceptional planting season. Greg Anderson raises corn and soybeans near Newman Grove.
