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Asian Longhorn ticks have been confirmed for the first time in Michigan at a state park near Indiana. Two nymphs were found through routine tick surveillance by Calvin University at Grand Mere State Park in [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on fund liquidation.  August live cattle closed $4.50 lower at $212.45, and October live cattle closed $4.42 lower at $209.82.  August feeder cattle [Read More…]

The National Corn Growers Association has elected a Michigan farmer to its executive board. Michigan Corn Growers Association President Matt Frostic tells Brownfield he’s excited to advocate for issues important to farmers, including the development [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.44 and 1/2, up 6 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.69 and 3/4, up 27 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $291.90, down $2.60Jul. soybean oil closed at 50.61, up 300 [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying, pulling contracts to a weekly gain. Beans and bean oil followed crude oil, which was up sharply on escalating tensions in the Middle East. The RVO [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Congressman has asked Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins to address milk labeling issues. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden says milk substitutes made from things like almonds and oats are not milk according to [Read More…]

Michigan food banks and farmers are warning state lawmakers about the impact federal nutrition funding and local food purchasing cuts are having across the state. Michigan Department of Education Director for the Office of Nutrition [Read More…]

The dean of Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine says a national shortage of veterinarians continues to impact rural communities. Dr. Bret Marsh says an increase in animals needing care and limited access to resources is [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, a band of showers stretches from the Dakotas into the Great Lakes region.  Cool weather accompanying and trailing the rain is temporarily slowing fieldwork and crop development across the northern Corn [Read More…]

A swine veterinarian says mortality rates in wean-to-finish pigs are on the rise. Dr. Dave Baumert is with Zoetis Pork. “Pigs from the time they start in the nursery to when they eventually go to [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed mostly lower, watching direct business develop.  August live cattle closed $1.07 lower at $216.95 and October live cattle closed $.67 lower at $214.35.  August feeder [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling. The USDA made no changes to the domestic supply and demand tables this month, with not a lot of adjustments on the global side of the ledger [Read More…]

Farmers and landowners in Iowa have had mixed reactions to Governor Kim Reynolds’ veto of a bill that would have limited the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. “Eminent domain is not good for [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.38 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.42 and 1/4, down 8 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $294.50, up 30 centsJul. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

Michigan lawmakers have moved forward with bills that could benefit crop and livestock farmers in the state. A bipartisan sustainable aviation fuel tax credit program was passed unanimously this week by the Senate Natural Resources [Read More…]

The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says the industry is continuing to develop programs that reward farmers for adopting climate smart ag practices. Brian Jennings says there’s significant demand for low carbon ethanol [Read More…]

The USDA has modestly increased its expectation for 2025 winter wheat production. The crop is now seen at 1.382 billion bushels, 25,000 more than in May and 2% above 2024, mostly due to an improved [Read More…]

Beef export sales are a bright spot in the USDA’s weekly export sales update. Beef during the week ending June 5th was the only major commodity to show a week-to-week improvement thanks to good demand [Read More…]

A southwest Nebraska farmer says he’s not expecting much out of his winter wheat crop this year. Jan TenBensel of McCook says it was extremely dry last fall, and the crop never got off to [Read More…]