Cattle futures higher waiting on direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed report. Direct cash cattle trade activity remained quiet. […]
Fertilizer companies face farmer requests for tariff relief, lawsuit
Ag groups are pushing back on fertilizer trade policy. In a letter sent last week, 64 state and national organizations have asked Mosaic and J.R. Simplot to drop support for […]
Farmer says virtual fencing a gamechanger in herd management
An Illinois farmer says virtual fencing has completely changed how he manages his beef cattle herd. Greg Thoren, who raises around 250 head in Jo Daviess County in the northwestern […]
Profit pressures rise, but Minnesota farmer keeps corn-soybean rotation steady
A farmer in southern Minnesota doesn’t think deviating from her normal crop rotation is worth the risk. Rochelle Krusemark grows corn and soybeans in Martin County and says a lot […]
Soybeans regain part of Monday’s drop, corn closes mostly firm
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans bought back part of Monday’s drop, with help from gains in soybean and crude oils. Soybean meal futures were lower on […]
Soy-based road sealant creating new market opportunities for Ohio-grown soybeans
The Ohio Soybean Council is working to create new domestic demand opportunities for Ohio-grown soybeans. Madi Corbi says BIORESTOR is helping extend the life of rural roads in northwest Ohio. “Any traditional petroleum […]
More than 100,000 birds impacted by HPAI in March as wild bird migration season picks up in Indiana
Twenty-one new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry facilities across the state since the beginning of March. Denise Derrer Spears with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 17, 2026
May corn $4.54, unchangedMay soybeans $11.57, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $311.70, down 50 centsMay soybean oil 65.97, up 203 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.89 and 3/4, down 7 […]
Young cattle producers face historic barriers to entry, but opportunities still exist
The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says it isn’t easy for young cattle producers to get started, but it can be done. Jackie Moore […]
Lawsuit filed over 2024 Iowa fertilizer spill
A conservation group is suing NEW Cooperative over a 2024 fertilizer spill that occurred in the southwest Iowa community of Red Oak. Nishnabotna Water Defenders, a group of citizens focused […]