Number of U.S. farms continue to decline

Data from the USDA shows the number of farms in the U.S. is declining and a farm real estate specialist says he expects the trend to continue. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says it’s getting more and more expensive to run an operation. “We’ve seen such a run up in land values that […]

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Cash dairy prices steady Friday at the CME

*This updates a previous report from earlier. Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged in light trading Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up

No CME cash dairy trading Friday

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange had limited trading activity Friday following the Christmas holiday, and cash dairy trading isn’t scheduled to resume