CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Director says the labor crunch across the U.S. is only going to get tighter. Rob Fox tells Brownfield the historic surge in immigration in recent years has helped to offset lower workforce participation rates. “They really made the problem kind of less acute for the time being, but in 2025 and moving […]
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Sep. corn closed at $4.08 and 1/2, up 6 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.27 and 3/4, up 6 and
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were lower, waiting for the rest of the week’s direct business
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, adding to the weekly gains. Forecasts have hot, dry weather on tap
The government affairs advocate for Beck’s Hybrids says research funding in the U.S. House Appropriations Bill could help farmers combat mycotoxins.
U.S. sorghum is in the crosshairs as China responds to tariff threats by the Trump administration. U.S. Grains Council CEO Ryan
Hot and humid weather has a north Iowa corn and soybean farmer on edge about disease pressure. Casey Schlichting of Clear
The marketing leader of U.S. crop protection for Corteva says he’s concerned about the increasing number of tar spot detections across
The National FFA Organization has announced the top 16 finalists for its highest agricultural achievement, the American Star Awards. The American
An extension agronomist says there are some pollination concerns across parts of the Corn Belt. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University
