The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says a growing hunger crisis continues to threaten millions of people around the world. Tom Vilsack, who’s also a former governor of Iowa and former U.S. Ag Secretary, says there are 733 million people globally who are food insecure. “These are people who live in areas perhaps […]
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were down and feeders were mostly lower, watching direct trade develop at sharply lower prices.
Sep. corn $4.47 and 1/2, up 9 centsAug. soybeans $12.02 and 1/4, up 9 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal $318.90, up
All signs continue to point to a year-over-year expansion in U.S. chicken production. The USDA says 254.005 million broiler-type eggs were
A pair of Midwestern farmers say the wet spring and summer has them keeping an eye out for crop diseases. Thomas
A southwest Minnesota cattle breeder calls the historically high cattle markets life changing. Jesse Weber of Lake Benton sells Red Angus
U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman has said he wants to mark up the farm bill this month, and the
The state climatologist for Iowa says river levels have been a mixed bag across the Corn Belt. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association amended its policy on the Asian longhorned tick during this week’s summer meeting, noting the tick
Ethanol demand last week was generally slow. That is tied to several factors, including the cost of and demand for gasoline,
