Escalating energy costs are raising concerns among farmers. “When you go out and kick on your grain dryer and your fans, you use a lot of electricity, and it’s not cheap.” Kevin Semlow, director of governmental affairs and commodities with the Illinois Farm Bureau, says power-consuming data centers have caught the attention of the organization’s […]
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An agronomist suggests the 2025 growing season offered opportunities to learn how to improve nutrient management. Cody Hornaday with Koch Agronomic
An animal disease researcher says producers should consider additional animal health and farm biosecurity measures. Keith Poulsen with the Wisconsin Veterinary
An ag finance specialist recommends a comprehensive plan as farmers aspire to be profitable in 2026. “Blending an agronomic plan with
Soybeans ended the day modestly lower on technical selling with the January contract down 4 and 1/2 cents to $10.58 and
A mid-Michigan farmer says this fall was the driest in more than a decade in his area. Gratiot County’s John Peck
*This updates a previous report from earlier. Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged in light trading Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up
Mar. corn $4.50, down 1 centJan. soybeans $10.58 and 3/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsJan. soybean meal $303.70, down $1.00Jan soybean
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange had limited trading activity Friday following the Christmas holiday, and cash dairy trading isn’t scheduled to resume
A Wisconsin farmer is now part of the United Soybean Board Executive Committee. Tony Mellenthin, wife Katie, and their family farm
