Sep. corn closed at $3.94 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.77 and 1/2, down 38 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $353.30, up 90 centsAug. soybean oil closed at 43.66, down 215 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.23 and 1/2, down 14 and 1/4 centsAug....
Direct cash cattle trade activity is slow to get going again today. Bids have surfaced at $308 to $310 dressed in the North. Asking prices are around $192 live in the South and $312 to $314 dressed in the North. Some light business has been reported in Iowa at $197...
New data tied to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture highlights the vital role agriculture plays in Iowa’s economy. Brian Waddingham with the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers says the study takes a deep dive into the census and what livestock and crop production means to the state. “I think...
A non-profit volunteer group that helps farmers get their work done now serves a larger area. Dan Erdmann tells Brownfield Farm Rescue just expanded into Wisconsin, and is there to help with planting, harvesting, commodity hauling, and livestock feeding. He says farmers don’t like to ask for help, but they...
Most crop conditions have held about steady in Kentucky, despite the hot and dry weather in late June and early July. Many parts of the state received enough precipitation to alleviate some heat stress on crops and livestock. The state’s corn crop is rated 64 percent good to excellent, a...