A climatologist says extended forecasts show favorable conditions for planting season in some parts of the Corn Belt. Justin Glisan is the state climatologist for Iowa and says, “What we are looking at warmer chances through the April, May and June timeframe for most of the ag belt. Not a clear signal on the precipitation […]
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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, optimistic about higher direct business and the lower move in
An Illinois farmer says even though he booked his fertilizer last fall, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have concerns. Brian Corkill raises corn and soybeans in Henry
Can farmers survive in the current ag economy? Joe Outlaw with Texas A&M University says it’s getting more difficult. “There’s more
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A senior research economist with MU’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says once the Middle East conflict ends, it will
Three years of research and hundreds of farmer surveys have led to a new policy brief aiming to diversify the Corn
The chief economist for the Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. ethanol exports have been on a strong upward trajectory over the
May corn $4.47 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.62, up 3 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $314.10, up
