Ag News

Minnesota farmers are encouraged to keep an eye out for Palmer amaranth during harvest. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Liz Stahl says the state has done a good job keeping the invasive weed outside [Read More…]

The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the nominations of three USDA Under Secretaries and others awaiting approval later this week. The USDA nominees include Dudley Hoskins as the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. 5% of the crop is harvested, and near-term conditions look mostly favorable for activity. The USDA’s next production estimate is set for October 9th, with very [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit-taking, and ahead of the week’s business and Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. October live cattle closed $1.15 lower at $233.45 [Read More…]

A central Illinois poultry producer says finding adequate processing has been a major challenge for her first-generation operation. Anna Morrell, who pasture raises chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks in DeWitt County, tells Brownfield, “The only [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.29 and 1/2, up 6 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.49 and 3/4, up 7 centsOct. soybean meal $285.80, up 60 centsOct. soybean oil 52.69, up 93 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.34, up 9 centsOct. [Read More…]

The American Soybean Association is exploring export opportunities in Africa. ASA member and Minnesota farmer Jamie Beyer recently returned from a World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) trade mission to Nigeria, a market [Read More…]

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says some Missouri farmers are more undersold on corn than they’d like to be this time of the year. “If they’re usually 70 percent sold, they might [Read More…]

Nitrogen loss and disease pressure could compromise corn stands going into harvest. Dan Bjorklund is a technical agronomist with Iowa-based Landus Cooperative and says record rainfall this summer resulted in nutrient deficiencies and widespread cases [Read More…]

A farm real estate specialist says farmland sales have been strong in Iowa despite challenging economic conditions. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says sale prices have been exceptionally high this month. “Just last [Read More…]

The summer’s cool, wet weather could push the start of soybean harvest to October for some Nebraska farmers. Jay Hanson farms between Omaha and Lincoln and says the crop may be a little behind, but [Read More…]

An ag lending expert says early financial planning could help farmers be better positioned heading into 2026. Bob Siegel, regional vice president of agricultural lending at Farm Credit Mid-America, says farmers should keep a close [Read More…]

In this Pods for Profit, Michigan State University Extension’s weed specialist Chisty Sprague will discuss its impact on crop yield and how farmers can stay ahead of it. Listen to learn more. The post Managing [Read More…]

Manure is a valuable source of nutrients for the soil and future crops, but there are often nutrient losses after application.  Dr. Francisco Arriaga with the University of Wisconsin is studying phosphorus losses and ways [Read More…]

A farmer near Janesville in south-central Wisconsin is optimistic going into harvest. Doug Rebout tells Brownfield corn and soybeans in the area look good. “They’re drying down (and) we’re figuring here another week, week and-a-half [Read More…]

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed the state’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd. NDA says the herd is located in [Read More…]

Corn silage harvest is wrapping up in some parts of Iowa. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton in the southwest corner of the state. “Anecdotally I heard a guy that had, he was going to bag [Read More…]

A farmer in west-central Minnesota says this summer has been too wet. Jamie Beyer and her husband grow soybeans, corn, alfalfa, and sugarbeets near Wheaton. “We are on day 54 of measurable rain, so it’s [Read More…]

Extended periods of high temperatures and a lack of rainfall are impacting crop and field conditions around the state. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield it doesn’t take long to see [Read More…]

The USDA says the sorghum harvest has begun in South Dakota. Monday’s crop progress report shows 1% of the crop is harvested, with 53% mature, and 91% coloring. Thirty-one percent of the state’s corn crop [Read More…]