A livestock economist says the latest Cattle on Feed report shows no signs of widespread expansion in the cattle herd. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says the USDA estimates 38.7 percent of on-feed inventory is heifers. “It’s definitely not a number that implies that we’re retaining heifers enough to grow a cow herd,” […]
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says more ad hoc assistance will be necessary if commodity prices don’t improve this year. During a
A veterinarian says today’s high-producing milk cows should be managed differently during dry-off than cows from more than a decade ago.
The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services have rolled out the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Ag Secretary
A recent study shows Illinois dairy farms are continuing to have negative economic returns. Bradley Zwilling with the University of Illinois
The executive director of the Illinois Farm Service Agency says eligible row crop farmers should have an easy time receiving payments
An ag economist says ongoing tariff policy uncertainty has led to a decline in this month’s Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says producers are still concerned about the
Water regulations in the Land of 10,000 Lakes have the attention of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association. MSGA president Darin Johnson,
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans continue to watch weather in South America, including chances for better
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit taking, waiting for direct business to develop. February
