Month: August 2025

A seed consultant says the scattered problems with tassel wrap in corn are because growing conditions are almost too good.  Ryan Durant from Dairyland Seed says tassel wrap is affecting some corn but not a [Read More…]

A technical sales rep with BASF says detections of southern rust have been picking up steam across Midwestern corn fields. “For this time of year, it’s a lot,” said Kurt Maertens. Maertens, who covers eastern [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher ahead of widespread direct business with boxed beef sharply higher during the session. October live cattle closed $3.00 higher at $227.10 and December [Read More…]

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Ag Committees suggest a lot of work needs to be done to complete a new farm bill.  During an ag policy forum Tuesday morning at Farmfest in [Read More…]

The USDA says cheese and butter production levels were higher for June but down from the prior month as supplies remain tight. Total cheese production was more than 1.2 billion pounds, a rise of more [Read More…]

A southwestern Illinois farmer says this year’s wheat crop exceeded expectations. John Howell, who farms in Randolph and Monroe Counties and serves as president of the Illinois Wheat Association, says yields were excellent. “We were [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $3.81 and 1/2, down 5 and 1/2 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.71 and 1/2, down 3 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $277.00, unchangedSep. soybean oil closed at 53.77, down [Read More…]