Corn and soybean harvest are getting started, mostly in-line with the usual pace.
USDA says 5% of the corn is harvested with the crop rated 42% good to excellent and 2% of the soybeans are harvested with beans rated 46% good to excellent.
Winter wheat planting is at 34% complete in the state.
43% of the sorghum crop is maturing, ahead of average for this time of the year with the crop rated 57% good to excellent.
The success of the four regional Dairy Innovation Initiatives has led to more federal investment. USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory
Market certainty seems elusive to many crop and livestock producers right now. Jeff Jorgenson owns a cow/calf operation and grows corn
Some long-time dairy leaders were honored Monday evening at World Dairy Expo during the Dairy Shrine Awards Banquet, including two honored
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on the drop in the Dow Jones Industrial and the lower
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offering financial assistance to help livestock producers prevent wolf attacks. Mark Abrahamson with MDA says
Dec. corn closed at $4.87 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $12.72 and 3/4, down 4 and 1/4
A new resource from IL Corn and the University of Illinois helps guide conversations with landowners about implementing conservation practices. IL
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, with notching a three-month low. Harvest is moving faster than normal and
Many farmers are encountering outcomes of wide-ranging growing conditions as harvest progresses. Iowa State University Extension ag engineer Tony Mensing says
