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Weather has prompted a central Wisconsin dairy farmer to park the planter and harvest first-crop alfalfa. T.J. Draeger raises corn, soybeans, and alfalfa near Marathon City.  He tells Brownfield the frequent rains have made his [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.59 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.60 and 1/4, down 7 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $296.20, down $2.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.35, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, feeders were up waiting on direct business to develop in the South and a head of Friday’s On Feed numbers.  June lives closed $.17 higher [Read More…]

Egg production was down in April 2025. The USDA says egg production of 8.324 billion was 7% below April 2025, with a 6% decrease in laying hens at least partially due to highly pathogenic avian [Read More…]

The director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says several aspects of the House-passed budget reconciliation package are likely to face more scrutiny in the U.S. Senate. Jonathan Coppess says [Read More…]

A research veterinarian says Wisconsin’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is ready for the state’s H5N1 milk testing. Dr. Keith Poulsen tells Brownfield individual farms will be tested but farmers will not have to do anything extra [Read More…]

A lead attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center says the federal government has been ordered to release frozen grant funds. “Those grants should start flowing again immediately.” Kym Meyer tells Brownfield President Trump’s executive [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed going into the holiday weekend Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5425.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0775 at $1.87.  Three [Read More…]

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A familiar face is returning to lead Wisconsin’s Farm Service Agency. President Donald Trump has re-appointed Sandy Chalmers as Wisconsin’s Executive Director for FSA. Chalmers previously served as the FSA State Executive Director for Wisconsin [Read More…]

Time is running out for Wisconsin farmers to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Brian Loeffelholz with Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection tells Brownfield this year, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, supported by higher boxed beef, ahead of this week’s Cattle on Feed report from the USDA. June live cattle closed $1.47 higher at $215.62 [Read More…]

Representatives of the Iowa Renewable Fuels and Iowa Corn Growers Associations are warning Iowans of unintended consequences if a bill limiting eminent domain for carbon pipelines is signed into law. Iowa Corn member Vic Miller, [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.63, up 2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.67 and 1/2, up 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $298.50, up $4.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.11, down 72 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans started the session lower but recovered, following bean meal, which was up on short covering and product spread trade. Bean oil was down on that [Read More…]

A new study details the economic impact avian metapneumovirus is having on Minnesota’s turkey industry. Minnesota Turkey Growers Association executive director Ashley Kohls says the virus resulted in the loss of more than 2.2 million [Read More…]

U.S. commercial red meat production saw a year-to-year dip during April. The USDA says 4.601 billion pounds of red meat were produced in April 2025, down 1% from April 2024, with a 3% decline for [Read More…]

A sales representative with Helena Agri Enterprises says some fertilizer supplies remain tight across parts of the Corn Belt. Spencer Breckenridge tells Brownfield UAN availability is a major concern especially in northeast Nebraska, northwest Iowa [Read More…]

An ag lending specialist suggests a rising number of farmers are leaving the industry. Ashley Arrington with Ag Resource Management (ARM) says working capital began to erode on many operations last year as balance sheets [Read More…]

A pest management expert says crop farmers should prioritize insect control in their stored grain. Miya Butler with Central Life Sciences says insects can interfere with grain quality and the ability to move grain into [Read More…]