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About 60 percent of those served by Feeding America food banks have a chronic disease. Melanie Hall, chief health, research, and evaluation officer for Feeding America says a recent evaluation shows that across 21 food [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of the Southwest and from the lower Great Lakes region into the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, heat is building across the upper Midwest, where Tuesday’s high temperatures will range from 90 to 100°F. Across the remainder of the Midwest, warm, dry weather favors a rapid pace of [Read More…]

A farmer in northeast Missouri says it’s been dry during corn pollination. “We have our fingers crossed for a rain,” says Jody Ketsenberg. “But the soybeans look as good as ever. They are set up [Read More…]

A grain elevator manager and a farmer, both based in South Dakota, say winter wheat harvest is off to a better-than-expected start. Kevin Kjorsvik is the general manager of Oahe Grain Corporation in the central [Read More…]

An eastern Iowa farmer says the growing season has been full of extremes. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Really dry, really wet. Really cold, really hot. I’ve never really experienced these [Read More…]

Farmers across Michigan are pushing to get wheat harvested before quality concerns become an issue. Keith Martus at Star of the West tells Brownfield the first deliveries started coming to the mill over the holiday weekend. [Read More…]

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…]