An eastern Nebraska farmer says irrigation costs are out of control. “We’ve got diesel, we’ve got propane and we’ve got electric. The reality is there is not a cheap way to irrigate anymore.” Matt Bailey says he started watering crops earlier than normal, which have pushed costs higher. “I just spent $5,000 on an electric […]
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Cash dairy prices were mostly up Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.020 to $0.70. Two sales were recorded ranging from $0.70 to $0.7025. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.050 to $1.6050. Eight sales
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Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures
Across the Corn Belt, heat is building across the upper Midwest, where Tuesday’s high temperatures will range from 90 to 100°F.
