A pair of economists at the University of Illinois say ad hoc payments to farmers are part of the reason some costs remain elevated. During a recent Illinois Soybean Association webinar, Gary Schnitkey says, while the assistance may help short-term cash flow… “Costs would be lower without those ad hoc payments, and the prime example […]
The post Illinois economists warn ad hoc assistance programs may delay needed cost reductions for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
An ag economist says the early outlook for dairy markets in 2026 is not very good. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says farmers across the country are reeling from this week’s USDA report. “It was
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Beans were still reeling from the USDA reporting a record U.S. yield, higher
The new year means Wisconsin’s Alice in Dairyland Sarah Hagenow has reached the halfway point of her one-year term. She tells
A U.S. Congressman sees an opportunity to pass year-round, nationwide E15 in the next month. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield
Mar. corn $4.19 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $10.38 and 3/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal
A farmer from eastern South Dakota says he’s laser-focused on profitability for the soybean industry as he transitions into a new
A farmer from eastern South Dakota says he’s laser-focused on profitability for the soybean industry as he transitions into a new
Michigan’s commercial fertilizer industry is preparing for the first revisions to storage regulations in about 25 years. Michigan Agri-Business Association president
