For a few years, the opportunity for profit has been there for dairy producers to raise beef cattle instead of replacement heifers for the milking herd, but now, buying a replacement dairy cow is 69% more expensive than just a year ago and some producers are raising a few more dairy and a few less […]
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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower ahead of direct cattle business and Friday’s On Feed
Jul. corn closed at $4.31 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.74, up 4 and 1/4 centsJul.
The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers received some good news in the
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA’s national condition rating dipped over the past week, with planting
(Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Concerns about President Trump’s tariff strategy were outlined during a Farmers for Free Trade town hall event
The executive director of Ohio Corn and Wheat says the summer driving season is another opportunity to highlight how E-15 can
Photo contributed by the National 4-H Council and Indiana 4-H. The National 4-H Council’s Beyond Ready initiative is helping Indiana 4-H
A horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension says it’s concerning that many species of pollinators are in decline. Nicole
A plant pathologist with the University of Missouri Extension says tar spot has been confirmed in northwest Missouri. “Now that the
