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A farm business management instructor says farmers are asking about how to stay profitable while margins are tight. Kristina McVicker is with South Central College in Mankato, Minnesota. “It’s a multitude of things, we’re trying [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower in light trading Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5675.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 at $1.6450. One [Read More…]

The founder of American Harvest Financial says succession plans are critical to protecting the future of family farms and ranches. Heather Venenga says 70% of plans fail because of a lack of communication. “You need [Read More…]

U.S. Crop Protection Technical Lead, Dr. Eric Scherde,r says Corteva Agriscience has introduced Forcivo fungicide which offers triple-action foliar disease control. Pending EPA registration, he tells Brownfield that Forcivo will help protect crops against fungal [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 upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, [Read More…]

An ag economist says he’s concerned about the lack of progress surrounding recently announced trade agreements. Dan Basse is the president of AgResource Company. “The Chinese buy 24 to 30 million metric tons of US [Read More…]

Bob Huffman will lead MFA Incorporated starting September 1, succeeding Ernie Verslues, who is retiring after almost 40 years with MFA Incorporated. Huffman is currently the president and CEO of a First District Association, a [Read More…]

University of Wisconsin research is seeking fungicide use alternatives for potato growers after a popular product became more restricted.  Plant disease expert Amanda Gevens says ongoing research is looking at fungicide application on potatoes at [Read More…]

The Michigan Cattlemen’s Association is taking a larger role in the show ring with its new Showcase Series initiative to more actively engage with youth. Past president Earl Souva tells Brownfield, “We just want to [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $3.96, down 3 and 1/4Aug. soybeans closed at $10.04 and 1/4, down 8 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $270.30, down $1.10Aug. soybean oil closed at 53.75, up 26 pointsSep. [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on the direct cash strength during the session. Additionally, there are some supply questions due to the suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, adding to what would have already been a down week. The USDA lowered its production guess slightly to 4.335 billion bushels due to acreage changes, while raising [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.5675.  Two sales were recorded at $0.5675 and $0.5750.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0250 at $1.66. Six [Read More…]

The USDA sees a decline in U.S. wheat production from 2024 to 2025. This year’s winter wheat crop is now pegged at 1.345 billion bushels, down 3% from June as harvest moves forward and less [Read More…]

The lead atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says he’s keeping a close eye on several key agricultural regions across the globe. Eric Snodgrass says the European Wheat Belt has seen some adversity. “June was [Read More…]

A southwest Iowa farmer says he’s been pleased with crop conditions throughout the growing season. John Long raises corn and soybeans near Sidney in Fremont County. “A lot of people in the neighborhood plant soybeans [Read More…]

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen says the Trump administration’s tariff policy could have some impacts on market access for ag goods in Japan.   “Short term, that might ding a little bit, but everybody in cattle [Read More…]

The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says a domestic New World screwworm sterile fly production facility is urgently needed. Colin Woodall says the northward movement of the pest in Mexico is evidence that [Read More…]

An ag economist is working to build decision tools for specialty crop growers to navigate through extreme climate events. Tor Tolhurst with Michigan State University studies how rare events can shape behavior and impact the [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were up waiting on direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $.55 lower at $219.22 and October live cattle closed $.27 lower at $217.07.  [Read More…]