Year: 2024

A market analyst says soybean basis in St. Louis set a record this week, trying to incentivize farmers to sell new crop. “The actual bid for soybeans at St. Louis is 34 cents over, the [Read More…]

A Wisconsin teen is one of seven National Proficiency Award winners at the National FFA Convention & Expo. Jack Schuster from Marshall excelled in his Supervised Agricultural Experience working for his local Ace Hardware store. [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, while still ending the week with good gains. U.S. harvest forecasts generally look favorable for late activity and recent rain in Argentina and Brazil should help planting. [Read More…]

After the fallout from Iowa-based Pure Prairie Poultry’s abrupt closure, a Wisconsin contract farmer says he gave all of the birds away. Terry Filla tells Brownfield people came from near and far to take the free chickens. [Read More…]

Rural electric cooperatives are receiving a second round of funding from the USDA to help upgrade rural energy systems. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says projects will be funded by the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) [Read More…]

There’s some hope among farmers the recent uptick in corn and soybean export sales will improve prices. Bryan Biegler farms in southwest Minnesota. “It’s been nice seeing this little bump coming up here, certainly going [Read More…]

Syngenta and Taranis are partnering to help farmers use artificial intelligence to make agronomic decisions. Syngenta digital ag solutions marketing manager Meade McDonald says the collaboration has the potential to revolutionize farming using the power [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.6025, where it’s been for much of the week.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.02 [Read More…]

A University of Illinois Extension educator says it was a good growing season for the nation’s top pumpkin producing state. Nathan Johanning tells Brownfield… “Both types of pumpkins are very prevalent, although we raise at [Read More…]