Dairy farms across the Great Lakes don’t have the workforce they need, and it’s restricting business operations. MSU economist David Ortega tells Brownfield a recent survey found 15 percent of dairies in Michigan have had a worker shortage since 2020. “That number is actually higher for Michigan than it is for the rest of the region,” he […]
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A farmer in southeast South Dakota says winter weather has ended fall fieldwork. “We’ve got the fertilizer down. We just don’t
A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says it’s unlikely Congress will pass a Farm Bill 2.0 by the end of the
The United Soybean Board says the popularity of high oleic soybeans is growing. Keenan McRoberts tells Brownfield the high oleic varieties
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. There’s been no confirmation on more rumored U.S. soybean purchases by China.
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were up sharply on technical buying ahead of Thanksgiving, monitoring a
Dec. corn $4.31 and 3/4, up 8 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans $11.31 and 1/2, up 6 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal
This year’s trade dispute between the U.S. and China disrupted business for a regional grain merchandiser. CEO Kurt Haarmann says Columbia
The USDA’s broiler hatchery numbers were mixed. That’s as producers continue their efforts to meet demand and also staying wary of
Multiple cases of a deadly neurological disease have the U.S. horse industry on high alert. “It is very scary. My vet
