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Crop conditions continue to improve in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update pegs 84 percent of corn and 81 percent of soybeans in good to excellent condition. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.010 to $0.68. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0525 to $1.60. Nine sales were reported ranging from $1.57 to $1.60.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.56. One sale was reported at $1.56.  Butter was down $0.010 to $1.64. Seventeen sales were recorded ranging from $1.63 to $1.6575.  Nonfat [Read More…]

A farm management analyst suggests there were some positives in Friday’s USDA supply and demand report. Kent Thiesse says the latest forecast did raise corn and soybean production. “But the good news is they aren’t [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Wheat Association says it’s been another bumper crop for most of the state’s growers. Tracey Heuerman, who farms in Effingahm County, says the majority of the state’s winter wheat harvest [Read More…]

Trade experts say tariffs are likely to remain a key part of U.S. trade policy despite the Supreme Court striking down the administration’s use of emergency powers to impose them. Scott Kennedy, senior adviser and [Read More…]

The National FFA Organization has announced the top 16 finalists for its highest agricultural achievement, the American Star Awards. The American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement, and American Star in Agriscience represent the best among this year’s American Degree recipients. Each award recognizes FFA members who have developed outstanding skills and competencies throughout their Supervised Agricultural Experiences. A panel of judges will interview the finalists this fall and select one winner [Read More…]

The CME Group will launch two new futures contracts to help manage risk across the cattle supply chain.   John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Products with the CME Group, says the new contracts will bridge the gap between live cattle [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, ending the week in positive territory. The USDA did raise U.S. production following the June acreage update, but old crop stocks were down and new crop was [Read More…]

The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says there was a lot of hay made before this latest round of precipitation.   Tony Hancock says producers took advantage of the dry weather right before Independence Day. “I [Read More…]

U.S. wheat production has been hit hard in 2026 by weather and slow demand, which affected yield and planted area. The USDA now has winter wheat production at 990.475 million bushels, dropping 4% from June [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 to $0.69. One sale was reported at $0.69.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0175 to $1.5475. One sale was reported at $1.5625.  Cheese barrels were up $0.10 to $1.56 Two sales were reported at $1.55 and $1.56.  Butter was unchanged at $1.65. No sales were recorded.  [Read More…]

A Purdue University Extension specialist says weed control has been difficult for farmers this year.   “It’s been a nightmare for trying to control weeds,” he says. Tommy Butts says variable environmental conditions have been impacting [Read More…]

The founder and CEO of Keytrade AG, a global fertilizer trading company based in Switzerland, says despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there’s been some recent relief in global nitrogen prices. Melih Keyman tells [Read More…]

The state climatologist with University of Missouri Extension says most of the state is starting July with good soil moisture as the heat turns up. “The past 10 days, as we started July, has really [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures on the southern High Plains and near- or below-normal temperatures in the Northeast. Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed several agriculture bills into law from the 2026 legislative session, including the extension of several ag tax credits. Jason Bean, a state senator from the Missouri Bootheel and the [Read More…]

The Great Lakes Malting Company says it’s been working for a decade to shorten the supply chain between farmers and craft beverage producers. Owner Jeff Malkiewicz tells Brownfield the Traverse City company contracts with farmers [Read More…]

The USDA is reporting generally bearish export business during the week ending July 2nd. Old crop corn, soybean, soybean product, cotton, and rice were all below average, with beef and pork sales seeing week-to-week declines. [Read More…]

The executive director of the United Sorghum Checkoff says she will retire at the end of the year. Norma Ritz Johnson has served in the role since 2021. She will continue to serve as executive [Read More…]

A high-protein personal pizza took home the top prize at this year’s New Product Competition sponsored by the dairy checkoff.  Rohit Kapoor with Dairy Management Inc. says students from Utah State University created Athena Slice. [Read More…]