Month: August 2026

A south-central South Dakota farmer says crops seem to be pushing through a dry growing season. Kevin Deinert grows corn, soybeans, and forages near Mount Vernon. “All in all, things look better than what I [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast Minnesota calls crops in her area “phenomenal.” Gail Donkers grows corn, soybeans, and alfalfa near Faribault. “It’s almost like knock on wood, we don’t even want to talk about it they [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher on tight ready numbers, feeders were mixed on spread trade.  October live cattle closed $1.62 higher at $226.90 and December live cattle closed $1.80 higher at [Read More…]

A farm business management educator is encouraging farmers to consider more than the sticker price when evaluating future equipment purchases. Jon LaPorte with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield, “With higher input costs, lower commodity prices, people [Read More…]

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A northwestern Illinois farmer says he has high hopes for his crops this year. Josh Curry, who grows corn and soybeans in Mercer County, says he doesn’t want to jinx it. “It has been a [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans are monitoring crop weather, expecting largely seasonal conditions for most of the week, with spillover from soybean and crude oils. The USDA says 62% of U.S. [Read More…]

A Saginaw Bay farmer says very little rain forecast for the past week has made it crop fields. John Burk tells Brownfield, “They’ve got rain for tomorrow, but rain the next day and then again [Read More…]