Corn and soybean export inspections continue to run ahead of last marketing year. That reflects the solid new crop demand from key customers both commodities have seen in recent months.

Cattle producers in the south are facing another challenge as they consider herd expansion. Verl Cash, the Natural Resources Manager for the King Ranch says pasture mealybug infestations have been

An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s not expecting to get started on corn harvest anytime soon. Lance Lillibridge raises a corn-on-corn rotation near Vinton in Benton County. “We’re still watching

A southwest Iowa farmer says over-the-road diesel costs are adding up fast. Duane Aistrope says he booked 75% of his fall needs back in January. “Everybody knows what’s happened since

An extension soybean agronomist suggests the time to panic about harvest delays depends on location. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota says cool and wet conditions are slowing fieldwork

A market analyst says China’s purchases of U.S. ag goods have been supportive to prices, but there’s still work to be done.    Dan Basse, is the president of AgResource

As harvest picks up across the Midwest, many farmers remain concerned about input prices for next year’s crops. Casey Kelleher, who farms in southeastern Wisconsin, says record high diesel prices

A commodities economist says the grain markets are disappointed with the lack of immediate purchases from China as more details are unveiled from last week’s meeting. “I think the markets