A farmer in eastern Kansas says rising labor costs tied to a federal visa program may not be financially sustainable for her operation. Lavell Winsor says wages for H-2A guest workers continue to climb at an unmanageable rate. “I know that in a year or two, we’re going to have to reevaluate whether or not […]
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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s business and Friday’s On Feed numbers
Congress has approved legislation allowing schools to serve whole milk. U.S. House Ag Committee chair Glenn “GT” Thompson says the elimination of
Dicamba resistant waterhemp has been confirmed in west-central Missouri. Kevin Bradley with University of Missouri Extension tells Brownfield multiple rounds of
China has been buying U.S. soybeans weekly since late October, but the CEO of the American Soybean Association says it’s still
Soybeans were mixed on spread trade. Beans consolidated, with China buying another 136,000 tons of 2025/26 U.S. soybeans ahead of the
An ag economist says the volatility in the cattle markets is expected to continue. Josh Maples is with Mississippi State University
A northeast Kansas farmer says he’s not planning any cutbacks in his fungicide budget for 2026. Scott Gigstad says fungicide use
Mar. corn $4.39 and 3/4, down 1 centJan. soybeans $10.71 and 3/4, down 5 centsJan. soybean meal $303.50, up $1.00Jan soybean
The senior vice president with First National Bank Omaha says the recent interest rate cut might help improve the bottom line
