An ag economist says record-high diesel prices could reshape the cost of agricultural transportation.  “It takes a lot of diesel to move goods and services throughout the economy,” he says. 

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0075 to $0.78. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were

Work continues to re-establish rye as a viable crop in Kentucky. South Central Kentucky farmer John Halcomb of Walnut Grove Farms says it’s going to take time. “As we started

A farm-to-table business owner says rising fuel prices are negatively impacting her bottom line. Traci Walkowski sells produce and pasture raises turkeys and chickens in Hutchinson, Minnesota and tells Brownfield

Farmers across the Midwest share one major concern as harvest gets underway. “Diesel prices.” West-central Indiana farmer Kevin Cox says $6 diesel takes a quick toll on a producer’s bottom

A southwest Minnesota farmer is making progress seeding fall cover crops. Bryan Biegler is a strip-till corn and soybean grower from Lake Wilson. “A lot of our covers have been

The vice president of agronomy with Sound Agriculture says taking steps to boost soil biology is key to maximizing nitrogen efficiency in corn. Jeff Divan tells Brownfield, “Fertilizer applied in

Fuel surcharges are helping a southwest Iowa farmer who runs a trucking business. Kelly Garrett grows corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, and has a 1,000-head cow/calf herd. “With the trucking contracts

A grains and oil seeds analyst says recent strength in corn and soybean futures could give farmers a chance to improve their bottom lines.   Bree Baatz with Terrain says