A product analyst with Country Financial says risk management is key for farmers as the ag economy slows down. Brian Davis tells Brownfield… “Crop insurance in a down price year is probably more critical than the opposite.” He says, “When you’ve got fewer dollars to work with, your margin of error is much smaller.” He says […]
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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of widespread direct business. June live cattle closed $1.82
A central Illinois farmer says rain hasn’t been the only weather challenge this spring. Ken Franklin, who farms in Christian County,
The Michigan Association of Conservation Districts is asking state lawmakers to increase appropriations for districts as federal resources diminish. Executive Director
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has once again denied the Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline a permit to build a carbon
The retiring CEO of the National Pork Board has taken a job with the State of South Dakota. Bill Even will
A U.S. Congressman from Missouri says the U.S. Agency for International Development will get more attention as work continues to reduce
The president of the American Foods Group says there are opportunities in beef processing despite the downturn in the current cattle
Soybeans ended the session steady to modestly higher. There has been a lot of talk about the easing of the tariff
May corn closed at $4.72, down 3 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.40 and 1/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsMay
