An extension agronomist says pest pressure is becoming more prevalent in Iowa crop fields. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says some infect feeding has been taking place. “From both bean leaf beetles on soybeans and then a little bit of some black cutworm feeding on corn.” She tells Brownfield additional pressure is expected in […]
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The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says growing global demand is helping strengthen the soybean outlook for 2026. Jim
A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says she fears farmland will be lost and young farmers pushed out of
The USDA’s reporting another solid week for soybean export inspections. Soybean inspections were down a little bit on the week, but
Missouri lawmakers, along with Governor and First Lady Kehoe, packed 15,000 meals for food insecure Missourians last week. Mike Kehoe tells
The president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association says farmers and applicators preparing to spray pesticides this spring should start
An economist with the Center for Farm Financial Management says benchmarking can be a helpful tool to improve the farm business.
Cash dairy prices were steady Monday except for whey and block cheese at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.01 at $0.74. One sale was recorded at that price.
A farm training specialist with Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance says taking a comprehensive approach to risk management could help protect a
A farmer from northern Missouri says profitability is still possible for the farm, despite the volatile prices. Stephen Beck, who farms
