There are concerns layoffs across the agriculture workforce will continue. Ag economist Christopher Pudenz with Iowa Farm Bureau says a 2024 study showed at least 23 ag-related businesses in Iowa have let more than 4,000 employees go through mid-September. “And fundamentally, the downturn that we have in this ag economy starts at the farm gate. […]
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply lower with another round of pressure from the slow resumption of cattle
Mar. corn closed at $4.94 and 1/2, up 5 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.75, up 16 and 3/4 centsMar.
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