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Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Any crop loss related to weather stress in Argentina should be canceled out by a big crop in Brazil. While parts of southern Brazil are dry, [Read More…]

The weekly broiler hatchery numbers started 2025 a lot like they ended 2024. The USDA says 248.175 million eggs went into incubation last week, up 716,000 from the previous week and 4% above a year [Read More…]

December was warm and dry for Wisconsin. The USDA says average statewide temperatures were nearly 5 degrees above normal, while precipitation was just under usual levels, with some farmers reporting concerns about the effects of [Read More…]

Late December rain pulled soil moisture levels in Tennessee above a year ago. The USDA says that while the western portions of the state have adequate to surplus sub and topsoil moisture, pulling state averages [Read More…]

Most of South Dakota started the year with low soil moisture levels. The USDA says 79% of the state is short to very short of soil moisture, with conditions across all of South Dakota ranging [Read More…]

An ag economist says farmers have expressed concern about how changes in ag policy could affect their operations in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says, “We’ve been asking people [Read More…]

A new red blood cell parasite, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, associated with the Asian long-horned tick has been detected in Kansas.  Gregg Hanzlicek, associate director of the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tells Brownfield a common [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, optimistic about this week’s direct cash business.  February live cattle closed $.37 higher at $195.57 and April live cattle closed $.50 higher at $197.77.  [Read More…]

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) will chair the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Boozman was formally named Chairman of the committee during Senate reorganization Tuesday.  In a statement, Boozman said, ““It is [Read More…]

A market expert says higher beef prices are creating additional challenges for dairy herd expansion. Mike North with Ever.ag says dairy producers have been using sexed semen to get beef calves from dairy cows as [Read More…]

A southwest Iowa cow-calf producer says he’s been working hard to help protect his livestock from cold weather. Jeff Jorgenson from Fremont County says it’s been a bitter cold start to the month. “More feed [Read More…]

A southwest Iowa farmer says early winter has been a busy time on the farm. Ray Gaesser is a corn and soybean farmer in Adams County. “We’re often times delivering some of the grain we [Read More…]

Soybeans were weak lower on profit taking and technical selling, ending the day closer to the session’s highs than the lows. No real changes to the near-term weather outlook for South America, with warmer, drier [Read More…]

The head of the Michigan Agri-Business Association says a fix is needed to the state’s Earned Sick Time Act set to take effect next month. Chuck Lippstreu tells Brownfield every employer including farmers and agricultural [Read More…]

Farmer sentiment in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined slightly from the previous month’s record levels. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says farmers understand the current state of the ag economy. “If you [Read More…]

Ethanol exports during November were 187.6 million gallons. The Renewable Fuels Association says that total was up 31% from October and pushed annual ethanol exports to an all-time high, even without December’s numbers. Canada remained [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol exports hit record levels in 2024 even with one reporting month left in the year. The Renewable Fuels Association says at through the end of November, ethanol exports were 1.72 billion gallons, surpassing [Read More…]

A pair of central Kansas crop growers are hopeful snowfall from a weekend blizzard can help replenish soil moisture levels. Paul Penner says much of the region is still being impacted by moderate drought. “I’m [Read More…]

The Global Dairy Trade Index fell for a second straight trading session Tuesday. Cheese, butter, and buttermilk values rose, while powders, lactose, and anhydrous milk fat values fell.  The average winning price for products was [Read More…]

A veterinary disease expert says more than half of the raw milk produced in the U.S. is now being tested for the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Dr. Keith Poulsen with the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory [Read More…]