Land O’Lakes and retail partners launch AgRogue to drive ag innovation
One of the nation’s largest agricultural cooperatives is launching an investment platform to support new ag technologies. Chief strategy officer Jason Trusley says Land O’Lakes and a coalition of retailer-owners […]
New tool connecting farmers to conservation assistance
A new tool from the Conservation Technology Information Center is connecting farmers to local conservation assistance. In this episode of Managing for Profit, executive director Ryan Heiniger explains how producers […]
Disease pressure’s likely impact on crop yields this fall
An agronomist says corn and soybean yields could be under pressure this harvest season. Bill Lienemann, who covers northeast Nebraska with Beck’s Hybrids, says his biggest concern has been the […]
Favorable weather for most; spotty showers from the eastern Plains to the upper Midwest
Across the Corn Belt, isolated showers are primarily affecting the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, warmer weather is replacing previously cool Midwestern conditions. The warmth favors summer crop development, which […]
Late-season warmth & heat to continue; organized rains to favor the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions along the Atlantic Seaboard from North Carolina to southern […]
Many in ag “cautiously optimistic” following MAHA Comission report
Many agriculture groups are expressing cautious optimism following the release of the Make America Healthy Again Commission report. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy […]
Many in ag “cautiously optimistic” following MAHA Commission report
Many agriculture groups are expressing cautious optimism following the release of the Make America Healthy Again Commission report. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy […]
Proposed Wisconsin fee changes would impact livestock sellers, haulers
A livestock marketer says Wisconsin’s proposed fee changes for sales barns, dealers, and haulers would harm producers. Curt Larson with Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales tells Brownfield the proposed annual licensing […]
Cattle futures sharply lower Tuesday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were sharply lower, and feeders were limit down on technical liquidation. October live cattle closed $5.62 lower at $230.17 and December live cattle […]
Two sides of Prop 12
Congress continues to contemplate federal legislation that would address California’s Proposition 12. Joe Maxwell, president of the political action group Farm Action Fund, says eliminating the measure would be detrimental to […]