Butter falls, nonfat dry milk rises Monday at CME
Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.8050. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.3075. No […]
Big week for soybean export inspections, corn solid
Corn and soybean export inspections continue to run ahead of last marketing year. That reflects the solid new crop demand from key customers both commodities have seen in recent months. […]
Cattle producers face growing pasture losses as pasture mealybugs spread across Southern states
Cattle producers in the south are facing another challenge as they consider herd expansion. Verl Cash, the Natural Resources Manager for the King Ranch says pasture mealybug infestations have been […]
Persistent rains keep combines parked in eastern Iowa
An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s not expecting to get started on corn harvest anytime soon. Lance Lillibridge raises a corn-on-corn rotation near Vinton in Benton County. “We’re still watching […]
Iowa farmer says fuel costs are reaching critical levels
A southwest Iowa farmer says over-the-road diesel costs are adding up fast. Duane Aistrope says he booked 75% of his fall needs back in January. “Everybody knows what’s happened since […]
Soybean harvest delays raise quality concerns in some areas
An extension soybean agronomist suggests the time to panic about harvest delays depends on location. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota says cool and wet conditions are slowing fieldwork […]
China purchases provide bullish signal for agriculture
A market analyst says China’s purchases of U.S. ag goods have been supportive to prices, but there’s still work to be done. Dan Basse, is the president of AgResource […]
Fertilizer and fuel costs already weighing on 2027 decisions
As harvest picks up across the Midwest, many farmers remain concerned about input prices for next year’s crops. Casey Kelleher, who farms in southeastern Wisconsin, says record high diesel prices […]
Grain markets await more Chinese purchases
A commodities economist says the grain markets are disappointed with the lack of immediate purchases from China as more details are unveiled from last week’s meeting. “I think the markets […]
Windshield Time From the Combine
Corteva Agriscience technical field agronomist Jeff Bode calls harvest a great time to look back at the season’s weed control program and to start planning for next season. He tells […]