Broiler numbers were generally up over the past week. The USDA says 249.839 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, up 2.535 million on the week as high temperatures in some areas continue to ease, improving laying efficiency, and 3% on the year thanks to an overall larger number of laying hens. Placements of broiler-type […]
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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up on optimism about this week’s direct business. October live cattle
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The Pollinator Partnership wants to know what motivates Midwestern farmers to implement conservation practices and how USDA programs could work better.
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New federal funding is helping to increase farmland connections and transfers across Michigan. Michigan FarmLink Program Director Jill Dohner tells Brownfield,
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An extension agronomist says it’s been a frustrating start to harvest season in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest. Meaghan
