Cheese down, butter up as cash dairy prices end week mixed
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.6350. Two sales were recorded at $0.62 and $0.6350. Forty-pound cheese blocks were […]
Corn rootworm marching on in southwest Minnesota
Corn rootworm continues to be a problem for southwest Minnesota farmer Joel Schreurs. “We rotate (crops), and that’s what we’ve been doing rotating every other year and then adding more […]
Cargill and Tyson settle price-fixing lawsuit, deny wrongdoing
Cargill and Tyson Foods have agreed to a settlement in a federal lawsuit that alleges the two companies inflated U.S. beef prices. Court records show Cargill and Tyson will pay […]
From B2 to B20: Minnesota’s biodiesel journey celebrates two decades
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the state biodiesel law. Bob Worth, who farms in southwest Minnesota, was president of the Association when the blending […]
K-State economist says Argentina aid many not hurt U.S. farmers
An economist says the ag industry shouldn’t overreact to Argentina’s aid package. Guy Allen, senior economist at the International Grains Program with Kansas State University says the assistance isn’t likely […]
Cover crop adoption remains strong despite economic uncertainty
An ag economist says cover crop adoption remains strong despite economic uncertainty. Michael Langemeier says the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows survey respondents are using an average […]
NCGA: E15 bill stalled by government shutdown, but support remains strong
The director of public policy and renewable fuels with the National Corn Growers Association says California’s recent move to allow sales of E15 could be an important step for nationwide […]
Seasonally mild to warm; spotty showers, otherwise fair, dry weather for most
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Opportunities to expand high oleic soybean oil
Indiana is the number one producer of high oleic soybean oil in the country. Denise Scarborough, chair of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, says the soy checkoff continues to look for […]
Wisconsin suspends poultry shows in four counties
Wisconsin agriculture officials have suspended poultry exhibitions in four counties because of recent highly pathogenic avian influenza cases. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection suspended all poultry shows, […]