Cash rents could put farmers into the red

An ag economist says farm incomes could be negative for growers who rent a larger portion of their land. Gary Schnitkey with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield farmers could lose about $70 per acre given current commodity prices and an average cash rent of $340 per acre. “Land rental markets simply haven’t caught up to the […]

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Cash dairy prices lower except butter Monday

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower except butter Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.6275. One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0075 at $1.5150.  Three sales were