Year: 2024

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in much of the Northwest and from the Plains to the Atlantic Coast, excluding southern Florida.  Meanwhile, warmer-than-normal conditions should be [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, temperatures have fallen from recent, record-setting levels but remain above normal.  With recent warmth having effectively eradicated any remaining Midwestern snow cover, some producers are contending with muddy conditions while traveling [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s local governments are encouraged to apply for one-time road improvement grants. The Agricultural Road Improvement Program (ARIP) has money to repair and upgrade local roads that impede business because of frequent weight limits. Jason [Read More…]

The Wisconsin Legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit local governments from adopting animal regulations in areas zoned for agricultural use that are more restrictive than the state law.  It is Assembly Bill 957, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were higher waiting for direct business to develop. April live cattle closed $.80 lower at $185.92 and June live cattle closed $.45 lower at [Read More…]

A USDA Climate Smart Commodities grant program will pay landowners along the Missouri/Iowa border to plant highly erodible land with native prairie grasses. Director of land management and prairie acquisition Steve Mowry with Roeslein Alternative [Read More…]

A market advisor says the world dairy market can be challenging for the U.S. if big inventories continue to put pressure on prices.  Mike North is with Ever.ag. He tells Brownfield, “If we can’t relieve [Read More…]