The Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point. “It’s the first rate cut we’ve seen since March 2020.” Ben Brown with University of Missouri Extension says the operating interest offered by ag lenders is expected to decline, too. “That Federal Funds rate is a target. A lot of lending […]
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A dairy farmer from Kazakhstan works to improve production with western technology. Damir Abitayev has about two thousand dairy cattle, with
The USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation says it will be months before the full impact of Hurricane Helene
An economist says a short port strike can have lasting impacts on U.S. agriculture. “It’s really easy to lose a market
The European Commission wants to delay an anti-deforestation law by one year, but a market specialist says it’s unclear how soon
A dairy market analyst says the global marketing picture is changing faster than many people expected. Mary Ledman with RaboResearch tells
North central Iowa farmer Stu Swanson finished harvesting soybeans this week. “Soybeans dried down very rapidly and now as we’ve moved
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, with boxed beef up at midday, watching direct trade develop.
Dec. corn closed at $4.24 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.37 and 3/4, down 8 and
