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An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says soybeans are likely still on the table when the U.S. and China meet at the end of October, but probably not as high on the list. [Read More…]

A farmer in central Missouri says he’s concerned about how expensive it is to raise corn and soybeans. “It’s going to be a rough year next year.” Jay Schutte, who raises corn, soybeans and cattle [Read More…]

Three new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in northern Indiana. According to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH), HPAI was found in a commercial meat duck operation in Elkhart County. [Read More…]

Harvest is in full swing across the Cornhusker State. In Part 1 of Heads Up this Harvest Season, Nebraska Public Power District and its wholesale utility customers are reminding producers to look up and look [Read More…]

Over the past two years, the Illinois Farm Families Coalition has utilized media content generated by farm ambassadors across the state to connect with consumers removed from the farm. In this Managing for Profit, Lena [Read More…]

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA is projecting bigger soybean production. CONAB’s has Brazil’s new soybean crop at 177.639 million tons, which would be up 3.6% from the previous season’s all-time high thanks to increased planted [Read More…]

A southern Ohio farmer says drought has impacted corn and soybean yields. Greg Corcoran says conditions have been variable.  “Our early soybeans did well, and the later planted stuff was hurt,” he says. “We’re seeing some [Read More…]

Low commodity prices are causing tight margins and difficult times for crop farmers, but many beef producers are able to take advantage of low feed costs and high consumer demand, and Matt Wolf from Ever.ag [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, ahead of widespread direct business.  December live cattle closed $2.22 higher at $244.75 and February live cattle closed $1.80 higher at $247.20.  November feeder [Read More…]

A central Wisconsin farmer is pleased with the 2025 crops.  T.J. Draeger operates a dairy farm near Marathon City, Wisconsin.  Brownfield caught up with Draeger while he was chopping snaplage or earlage. “I’m in some [Read More…]

A southeast Iowa livestock producer says economic conditions have been favorable for his turkey operation. Tim Meyer says this follows what he calls a volatile 2024. “Turkeys are relatively healthy right now and that market [Read More…]

A group representing farmers, processors, and other businesses is pushing for reforms to allow reliable and highly skilled workers to stay on the job in the U.S. James O’Neil is the Director of Legislative Affairs [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans continue to wait for end-of-the-month tariff talks between the U.S. and China. The renewed optimism followed social media activity by President Trump over the [Read More…]

A south-central Nebraska farmer says harvest pace should pick up steam this week. Randy Uhrmacher says he’s been about a week behind schedule. “We’ve had some rain delays, which is kind of unusual compared to [Read More…]

Harvest is progressing in southwest Minnesota. Riley Sandmeyer is an agronomist with New Vision Cooperative, based in Brewster. “Pretty much all of the beans are taken out. Some growers are still going on corn, working [Read More…]

A farmer in central Missouri says he’s optimistic an investment in grain bagging equipment will pay off as he stores corn and soybeans this fall. “Right or wrong: this year I wasn’t going to give [Read More…]

The chief commodities economist with StoneX Group says U.S. agriculture continues to get caught in the crossfires of a national security dispute between two geopolitical powers. Arlan Suderman tells Brownfield “I’ve been warning for years [Read More…]

Weeds were tough to manage this season in west-central Minnesota. Swift County farmer Harmon Wilts says they prioritized in-season nitrogen when conditions were finally dry enough to get back in the field after planting. “Everybody [Read More…]

In this episode of Spotlight on Soybeans, we talk with Marc Zell, a farmer from Linn County and a Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Board member. He says the early planted soybeans are better than expected [Read More…]

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