Month: April 2026

Many cattle producers are feeling the pain from the sudden rise in fertilizer prices.  Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says larger producers likely purchased many of their inputs late last year. “Smaller producers [Read More…]

The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says the slaughter cattle market continues to bring historically high prices. Tony Hancock says there has been a lot of competition for those cattle at sale [Read More…]

The conflict in the Middle East is likely to impact ag lending.  Gary Schnitkey, farm management specialist with the University of Illinois, says federal spending is ballooning because of the military action. “Longer-term interest rates, [Read More…]

An ag economist says retail egg prices declined in March as the poultry sector works to recover from losses due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Bernt Nelson with the American Farm Bureau Federation says prices [Read More…]

A farmer in west-central Missouri says the recent rains are delaying early planting, and while the moisture is needed, it’s heavier than expected. “So far, we’ve had a little more than four inches since the [Read More…]

The CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says they are tracking two bills that could have major implications for ag transportation. Mike Seyfert says the current surface transportation authorization expires at the end [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in parts of the Northeast and from southern Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, [Read More…]