Seasonal heat, humidity to return to the Heartland; sct’d storms (Derecho?) for some

Cash dairy prices were  higher except for cheese Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.7075.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6525.  No sales were recorded. 

A central Illinois farmer says spring rains are not always a good thing. Ken Franklin, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat

New World screwworm preparedness is being discussed in the nation’s capital. “The screwworm keeps advancing north,” said Sigrid Johannes, executive director

An ag economist says losses in the farm economy are adding up. “We’ve seen continued pressure against farmers and ranchers, said

The U.S. House is debating the farm bill this week, and National Farmers Union President Rob Larew tells Brownfield the legislation

A farmer in west-central Minnesota suggests the implications of rising fertilizer prices won’t be apparent this spring. Noah Hultgren grows corn,

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff funding to partner with organizations to increase trade and build global corn demand.

An ag economist says the cattle cycle is stuck in neutral.  Josh Maples with the Mississippi State University Extension says, “We’re

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests the fate of nationwide year-round E15 is in the hands of the Speaker of the House.