Month: April 2026

Warmer weather and mixed precipitation are forecast over most major U.S. growing regions the last half of April. Vaisala Xweather senior ag forecaster Donald Keeney says temperature swings should give way with a warmup this [Read More…]

The government relations committee chair with the Illinois Soybean Association says more soybeans will be crushed now that the state has entered the final step in its implementation of B20. Rob Shaffer, who farms in [Read More…]

Farmers in several Midwestern states could be eligible for the Practical Farmers of Iowa N Rate Risk Protection Program. PFI senior field crops viability coordinator Chelsea Ferrie says corn growers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, [Read More…]

The USDA has trimmed its 2026 red meat production numbers, while increasing the outlook for poultry. Beef is now projected at 25.79 billion pounds, down 20 million from March mostly on lower first half steer [Read More…]

A bill to provide financial assistance to Minnesota dairy farmers passed unanimously in the Senate. Ag Committee Chair Aric Putnam says the measure helps cover insurance in case milk prices fall or feed prices rise. [Read More…]

Iowa state climatologist Justin Glisan says field fires have been a concern over the past few weeks across the state. “We have seen some sporadic fires around (the state) and in fact we had a [Read More…]

Legislation exempting warehouses from having fire sprinkler systems has been vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. In his veto statement, Evers says he objects to changing the commercial building code without using a process that includes [Read More…]

Don’t rush into planting just yet. The USDA say that planting is underway in parts of the Corn belt in the latest crop progress and condition report. But, a Beck’s Hybrids agronomist, says farmers should [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, patchy precipitation in the upper Midwest is falling in conjunction with an approaching cold front. However, much of the Corn Belt is experiencing dry weather and a warming trend. Later Thursday, [Read More…]