Port of Catoosa helping Great Plains
The executive director of the Tulsa Ports says the inland waterway system provides a cost-effective option for farmers to transport ag commodities. “The fact that we’re there competing with those […]
Winter wheat harvest slowly wrapping up in Kansas
Winter wheat harvest is wrapping up across Kansas. Ben Bellar raises soft red winter wheat in Elk County says he finished earlier this/last week and yields have been above average. […]
Cotton ending stocks up, rice carryout down
The USDA has increased its new crop domestic cotton ending stocks projection while decreasing the outlook for rice. The new crop cotton carryout is now seen at 4.6 million bales, […]
Indiana farmers committed to expanding soil conservation
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says farmers continue to look for ways to implement additional conservation practices. ISDA director Don Lamb says a new report shows […]
Cash dairy prices mixed at end of week
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.5675. Two sales were recorded at $0.5675 and $0.5750. Forty-pound cheese blocks were […]
USDA sees smaller wheat crop in 2025
The USDA sees a decline in U.S. wheat production from 2024 to 2025. This year’s winter wheat crop is now pegged at 1.345 billion bushels, down 3% from June as […]
Corn growers headed to DC
Corn growers from across the country are heading to Washington, D.C., next week. Garrett Hawkins, president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, says the annual Corn Congress, an event organized […]
USDA lowers corn, wheat ending stocks expectations
The USDA has tightened the balance sheets for U.S. corn and wheat, while raising the ending stocks guess for soybeans. New crop corn ending stocks are now pegged at 1.66 […]
Hyperlocal demand generates new markets for farmers
Demand for fresh-milled, local flour is creating new opportunities for some farmers. Shelby Kibler, co-owner of Field and Fire, sources many of his ingredients from a farmer partner 15 miles […]
An unseasonably active pattern for parts of the Heartland, centered on the Great Plains, Midwest
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are maintaining mostly favorable soil moisture reserves for summer crops, some of which are entering or moving through reproduction. According to an overlay […]