An ag economist says the continued rise in fuel prices will impact profitability in the livestock sector. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says trucking costs are starting to creep up. “The rule of thumb usually is whatever the price of diesel is per gallon is usually what a loaded truck mile is,” he […]
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Producers attending Wisconsin’s biggest farm show have different reasons for going. Brownfield asked a few attendees at the 64th WPS Farm
More than 60 ag groups are asking the U.S. Department of Commerce to revoke countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate
A plant pathologist with University of Missouri Extension says farmers should be closely watching for soilborne fungal diseases in their soybeans.
A recent nationwide study from Purdue University is highlighting the need for enhanced safety mechanisms around grain handling facilities. Kingsly Ambrose
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Traders are monitoring harvest in Brazil and development conditions in Argentina. There
Minnesota is making strides as a leading producer of cheese. State Senator Rob Kupec says U.S. export potential bodes well for
The American Sugarbeet Growers Association President says farmers aren’t rushing to plant with the current price environment. Michigan’s Clint Hagen tells
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says there are ways Congress and the Trump administration can take pressure off rising fertilizer and fuel
May corn $4.62 and 1/2, up 3 centsMay soybeans $11.55, down 8 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal $322.40, down $4.20May soybean
