Cash dairy prices lower Thursday
Cash dairy prices were lower except for butter Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.5675. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0350 […]
Minnesota farmer not concerned about lodging with harvest about a month away
A farmer in southwest Minnesota is not concerned about lodging as corn nears maturity. Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson says the crop looks good. “What I’ve been out looking at […]
Industry anxiously awaiting September WASDE
A hedging strategist with AgMarket.net says the industry is anxiously awaiting the next USDA supply and demand report. Sam Trainor says all eyes will be on the corn yield estimates. […]
Southwest Iowa farmer expects to begin harvest next week
Harvest is right around the corner for southwest Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser. “We’re looking at mid-next week.” He tells Brownfield he’s seen a few combines working in his area. “We […]
Corn futures under pressure
An ag economist says there’s been a lot of focus on the soybean market this week but it’s critical to stay in tune with corn trade. Jim McCormick is with […]
Sustainable Production
Sustainability is helping US soybean farmers stay competitive. In this Managing for Profit, hear from Carla Schultz on how the United Soybean Board is powering a shift toward more sustainable […]
Court says Wisconsin DNR has authority to regulate farm water discharges
A court has said the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has the authority to regulate large farms through its water pollution permits. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce represented The Wisconsin Dairy […]
World Dairy Expo dairy product winners named
World Dairy Expo is a month away, but some of this year’s contest winners have already been announced. The Dairy Products Contest has hundreds of products entered in 96 classes, […]
An early-Autumn feel to yield to rapid warming; showers return to the Plains, westward
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will cover the Deep […]
Much cooler, early Autumn-like air on the move across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a strong cold front slicing across the Great Lakes region and the upper Midwest is producing a few showers. On August 31, fifteen percent of the […]