Commentary. Summer’s end is in sight and across rural America, county fairgrounds are quieting. The livestock trailers have rolled out, the ribbons have been packed away, and families are returning home with tired feet and full hearts. For many, the county fair is a highlight of the summer. It is a celebration of community, hard […]
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Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.7050. Four sales were recorded at $0.71. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.3675. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.40. No sales were recorded. Butter prices were down $0.0275 at $1.44. Three sales were recorded,
An extension ag economist is watching soybean export business to close out what should be a quiet end to 2025. Chad
An ag economics professor at Kansas State University says the concerns of today’s ag economy are different than the 1980s farm
The USDA continues to develop a vaccine strategy for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Minnesota turkey grower John Zimmerman, a past president
A market analyst says high input costs could discourage farmers from planting corn in 2026. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says he
A north central Illinois farmer says that long-term use of conservation practices is helping his fields cope with weather extremes. Brian
