One of the expenses farm families often deal with is child care for very young farm children, if it is even available. Michaela Hoffelmeyer and Trish Fisher at the University of Wisconsin- Madison are part of a multi-state research team looking into the availability and cost of rural childcare.
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Mar. corn closed at $4.76 and 1/2, up 6 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $10.53, up 27 and 1/2 cents Mar. soybean meal
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit-taking. Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move
The outgoing executive director of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Illinois says the number of farmers applying for the agency’s
Soybeans started the week with another solid day of gains following Friday’s production report from the USDA. While total production for
A major potato processor has chosen Grand Forks, North Dakota as the site for a new plant to make frozen potato
The state climatologist for Iowa says the weather pattern has been mostly quiet across the Upper Midwest. Justin Glisan with the
A market expert says there might be an opportunity for some dairy producers to expand, despite challenging economic times. Mike North
A central Ohio farmer says recent winter precipitation has helped mitigate drought conditions across the state. But, Nick Wolford tells Brownfield
An ag economist says the suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico following the detection of New World screwworm in the
