The Illinois Corn Marketing Board collaborates with Illinois FFA in various ways to help strengthen the future of agriculture by investing in its next generation. In this Managing for Profit, Owen Torrance, the current Illinois FFA state secretary, discusses how the state’s corn growers are actively involved at several levels of the organization.
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A southwestern Wisconsin dairy farmer has been busy bagging forage. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his 275 Holsteins near Mineral
The USDA releases its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report later today. University of Kentucky livestock economist Kenny Burdine says production efficiency
A market analyst says don’t panic if you’ve still got old crop to market ahead of harvest. Tim Marsh with Summit
Many farmers and ranchers fear the increase in deportations will worsen the farm labor crisis. John Walt Boatwright with American Farm
A technical service representative with BASF says Midwestern corn farmers need a plan to fight tar spot. “The last time I
Jul. corn closed at $4.10 and 1/4, down 6 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.25 and 1/4, down 21 and 1/2 centsJul.
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Near-term development conditions remain favorable in much of the region. While some stress
A farmer in southeast Missouri says the hot, dry conditions have been good for replanting soybeans and helping cotton grow. But
A U.S. Representative from Iowa says a new bill in the House would help combat foreign agroterrorism. Republican Zach Nunn tells
