U.S. egg production was up in May. The USDA says 9.212 billion eggs were produced last month, rising 5% on the year, thanks to a 4% jump in the number of layers to 375.203 million head and a slight improvement for average productivity to 2,455 eggs per 100 layers. That larger laying flock comes as […]
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A northwestern Illinois farmer says his 2026 crops are off to a good start. Jon Rosenstiel, who raises corn, soybeans, alfalfa,
Crop conditions declined over the past week in Minnesota. Corn dropped one percentage point in USDA’s latest weekly crop update to
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