The combination of high interest rates and lower commodity prices continue to threaten farm financial health.
West-central Illinois farmer Grant Strom says expenses are getting heavily scrutinized right now. “When it comes to capital investments, especially,” he says. “Can you ride things out another year or two with equipment or facilities or whatever the case may be?”
He tells Brownfield the lending environment has changed a lot since he started farming in 2003.
A central Illinois farmer says soybeans he planted in late February look great. Brad Wade of McLean tells Brownfield 40 acres
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were higher Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June Class III milk was up $0.31 at $19.21.
The ranking member of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee says lawmakers should be cautious using the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund
The Missouri House has approved a bill to ban companies from using eminent domain to take private property to develop wind
Expansions to the U.S. Inland Waterway system will continue to provide a competitive advantage for American farmers on the global market.
The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says the first container ship has made it through
The director of USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub says the spring rains have improved soil moisture across the Corn Belt more than
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher watching Friday’s direct business take place. Feeders were mixed, with some
Jul. corn closed at $4.60 and 1/4, up 1/2 centJul. soybeans closed at $12.15, up 16 centsJul. soybean meal closed at
