A livestock economist says it’s taken more than a year and a half for pig farmers to get back to breakeven levels. Ever.Ag’s Lee Schulz says producers are still healing financially and forecast to earn up to $36 per head for lean hogs this year. “We got down to losses of about $200 per head […]
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An extension soybean specialist with Purdue University says the ag economy is leading many farmers back to the basics. Shaun Casteel
University research is finding nitrogen-fixing biologicals can reduce fertilizer use and increase crop biomass. Director of Product Management Chad Kimmelshue with
Cash dairy prices were higher except for cheese Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0150 at $0.7350. Two sales were recorded at $0.73 and $0.7350.
A marketing specialist says hay inventories are adequate. Dale Leslein is based in northeast Iowa and covers Minnesota and Wisconsin as
A Wisconsin dairy farmer told President Trump why the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is so important. Jamie Witcpalek from
A commodity broker says USDA’s production report showcases regional differences over the growing season. Illinois-based Mark Talaski with Advanced Trading tells Brownfield states
Input prices remain at record highs, and there are questions in the ag industry about what’s causing it. Nebraska Farm Bureau
The general counsel of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable says new legislation is aimed at delaying changes to the federal definition of
A leader in the biofuels industry says a federal solution for year-round E15 needs to be passed by Congress this month.
