A lender says most dairy farms have been financially healthy during this ag economic downturn, but they’re reluctant to expand or make capital investments. Curtis Gerrits is the Senior Animal Ag Lending Specialist for Compeer Financial. He tells Brownfield most of the time when milk prices are good, farmers are upgrading or expanding by building […]
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The president of Iowa Farm Bureau is pointing blame at the Trump administration for the recent collapse in cattle markets. Brent
Some in the poultry industry are using lasers to keep wild birds away from farm sites. University of Minnesota Extension Agricultural
Soybeans were mostly modestly lower on spread trade and profit taking. Soybeans continued to get ready for Thursday’s face-to-face meeting between
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, buying back part of the recent losses, with
The governor of Illinois has issued an executive order declaring an agricultural export crisis. J.B. Pritzker signed an order on Wednesday
Dec. corn $4.34, up 2 centsNov. soybeans $10.80 and 1/4, up 2 centsDec. soybean meal $308.70, up $2.20Dec. soybean oil 50.16,
The Illinois state veterinarian says the fall migration season is bringing an increased risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to
A farm organization is trying to find out what the Farm Service Agency’s limitations are during the government shutdown. American Farm
U.S. ethanol production eased slightly over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.091 million barrels per
