Month: March 2023

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, which was out after Friday’s close. April [Read More]

A southwest Iowa farmer says adapting to higher input costs is becoming the norm. Dave McGargill says the cost of production continues to impact his [Read More]

May corn closed at $6.34 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $14.76 and 1/2, down 15 centsMay soybean meal closed at [Read More]

A market analyst expects global dairy product supplies will go up, but he has concerns about consumer demand.  Dan Basse is with AgResource Company. He [Read More]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, capping off a bearish week. Soybeans saw another round of liquidation and spillover from crude oil, watching [Read More]

An ag economist says China’s recent purchases of U.S. corn is a good sign for the market. Greg McBride is Director of Brokerage with Allendale. [Read More]

American Farm Bureau Federation’s Courtney Briggs says per- and polyfluoralkyl substances or PFAS is an emerging issue for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. She says the [Read More]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were higher except for butter Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April Class III milk was up $0.57 at [Read More]

The North Central Soybean Research Program is supporting an online soybean management tool for farmers across the Midwest. Michigan State University’s Manni Singh tells Brownfield [Read More]

A climate scientist says defining climate-smart agricultural practices is ongoing. Aaron Wilson with Ohio State University Extension tells Brownfield the trend toward wetter and warmer [Read More]