New analysis finds farmers 65 and older account for the majority of farm fatalities in Wisconsin. Roger Aby with the National Farm Medicine Center tells Brownfield, “We notice aging farmers are at significant risk, and we see a lot of roadway collisions involving slow-moving farm equipment.” Since 2017, about half of fatalities have involved farmers […]
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The vice president of the American Soybean Association says he’s glad to see the farm bill advance out of the Senate
The Senate Ag Committee advanced a farm bill out of the committee on a party line vote Wednesday, but not without
Soybeans were modestly higher on fund and technical buying, rallying late in the session. The trade is watching harvest activity, expecting
Dec. corn $5.34 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans $13.20 and 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 centsOct. soybean meal
Broiler sets fell sharply over the past week. The USDA says 245.722 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, falling 2.959
A plant pathologist says soybean cyst nematode detections have been popping up in Nebraska. Dylan Mangel is with the University of
The director of agronomy with the Illinois Soybean Association says farmers across the state are putting some of the latest agricultural
A state lawmaker suggests there’s a sizable gap between the ag labor needs of farmers and the available workforce. Keith Allen
An organic crop farmer says he takes a systems-based approach for managing weeds. “We planted a little bit late this year
