Some Iowa producers are urging Congress to address Proposition 12 as lawmakers work toward a new five-year farm bill. Rob Brenneman, a pork producer from southeast Iowa and current president of the National Pork Producers Council, says Prop 12 could put additional financial pressure on family-owned hog operations that are unable to absorb the cost […]
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A market analyst says some Northern Plains farmers are starting to back off from making aggressive crop sales ahead of harvest.
The president of Farmers National Company says land values have been resilient despite the downturn in the ag economy. Paul Schadegg
The CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation says increased dairy processing in the U.S. is helping increase demand for producers.
Direct cash cattle trade activity is quiet. At Thursday’s start, no bids have been renewed yet. Some trade has developed in the North
An ag economist says inflation and higher interest rates continue to impact farm profitability. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights says producers are
A northeast Wisconsin dairy farmer says he’s thankful for last year’s bumper crop as drought conditions intensify Travis Speirs milks 2,800 cows
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The director of research agronomy and Practical Farm Research for Beck’s says the future of farming will be more prescriptive. Jim
A Purdue Extension field pathologist says red crown rot has expanded across the Midwest in 2026. Darcy Telenko says it has
