At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up sharply on technical buying. June live cattle closed $5.10 higher at $252.80 and August live cattle closed $5.40 higher at $246.47. August feeder cattle close $4.37 higher at $360.92 and September feeder cattle closed $4.10 higher at $357.97. There was another light round of […]
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The farm bill recently passed in the U.S. House includes language that would overturn California’s Proposition 12 law and similar legislation.
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are waiting to see what comes out of this week’s face-to-face,
A Minnesota farmer is moving from planting to grain marketing. Chad Willis grows corn and soybeans near Willmar and says once
Jul. corn $4.80 and 3/4, up 3/4 centJul. soybeans $12.29, up 2 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $338.50, up $10.10Jul. soybean
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A U.S. Congressman from Ohio says more needs to be done to help the next generation acquire farmland. Greg Landsman says
An economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation says tight margins and ongoing economic challenges are straining farm finances. “This is
A field crops entomologist says recent storm systems have brought with them early-season pests from the South. Chris DiFonzo with Michigan
A South Dakota farmer says recent reports of record profits in the fertilizer industry are concerning. In a U.S. Senate Ag
