Turkey hatchery numbers are pointing towards increased supplies. The USDA says 21.92 million poults were hatched during August, rising 8% on the year, with 21.213 million of those poults placed into meat production, up 7%. The year-to-date placement pace is 1% ahead of last year. Those birds will start heading to market in mid-winter. There […]
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Some Iowa farmers have begun harvesting corn. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows corn two percent harvested, in line with
An east central Illinois agronomist says he expects harvest activity to pick up this week, weather permitting. Kris Ehler, sales agronomist
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by technical buying, the midday gains in
A southwest Minnesota farmer says early harvest activity is underway. Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson tells Brownfield most crops in the
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA is projecting a record crop but is also expecting continued
A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin says the driest stretch of weather after June 1st in 130 years will impact grain yields.
A dry end to the summer in parts of the Midwest is raising concerns about water levels on the Mississippi River.
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says the early soybean yields are good as harvest picks up the pace. “There’s some
Early digging for the Michigan Sugar Company is underway. Sanilac County farmer Dennis Gardner tells Brownfield he delivered his first field
