Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week while maintaining their faster than 2024 pace. The USDA says 249.95 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, falling 2.344 million on the week, but rising 1% on the year with average hatchability at 78.7%. 191.677 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, an increase of […]
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The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association says he has many worries regarding the new tariffs announced by the Trump administration.
Soybean futures closed lower, and corn was mixed a day after President Trump announced tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners.
Soybeans ended the day lower amid tariff concerns. May contracts were down 18 cents at $10.11 and 1/2. China is the
The National Association of Wheat Growers says advancements in wheat production sustainability is helping meet growing demand. CEO of NAWG Chandler Goule
Activity is picking up on many farms across the Midwest. Stu Swanson grows corn, soybeans, and finishes feeder pigs in north-central
Agricultural groups are having mixed reactions to President Trump’s partial retaliatory tariffs. National Farmers Union President Rob Larew tells Brownfield there are a lot of ways
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower amid concerns about tariff impacts. The broader markets were
Some dairy farms are looking to capture a potential growth market. Sanchez Philocles with the Minnesota Agricultural Utilization Research Institute says
A self-evacuation order has been lifted in the rural south-central Iowa community of Otley. Earlier this week, a fire developed at
