Some Illinois farmers say marketing will be the biggest challenge of the 2024 growing season. Mark Schweizer, who farms in Montgomery County, says he’s not sure what to do with the crop he started harvesting this week. “Sell it out of the field and buy a call?” He says, “I don’t know what I’m going […]
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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s encouraged to hear a new farm bill could be completed by the end of 2024,
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Dec. corn closed at $4.05 and 3/4, down 7 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.13 and 1/4, down 3/4 centOct. soybean meal
Soybeans were fractionally lower on fund and technical selling. It was an up and down day, as early yield results have
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Commercial red meat production in August was 4.592 billion pounds. The USDA says that was down 2% on the year, with
