A Michigan apple grower says a combination of pyrotechnics and sonic booms has been working to protect fruit from hail for the past 15 years. Kim Kropf tells Brownfield their hail cannon has worked every time it’s been used to prevent crop damage. “It just pokes a hole through the hail clouds and breaks up […]
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A University of Wisconsin entomologist says a research project is studying whether an existing spray product can help rescue soybeans and
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower waiting for additional direct business to develop. Feeders were also
A board director with the Minnesota Corn Growers Association says he’ll be extremely disappointed if the U.S. House does not pass
A northwest Indiana dairy farm is using a first of its kind technology to improve sustainability. Carl Ramsey with Curtis Creek
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA lowered U.S. old crop stocks with strong domestic crush canceling out
A young farmer says this season he’s experimenting with using biodiesel in his equipment as fuel prices surge. Lenawee County’s Zach Schaffner
A national dairy group says the FARM-ES, or Farmers Assuring Responsible Management -Environmental Stewardship program, helps dairy producers document their sustainable
Jul. corn $4.80, up 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $12.26 and 3/4, up 13 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal $328.40, up
The president of the American Soybean Association says farmers are uneasy following The Mosaic Company’s announcement it will scale back domestic
