Beef Production and Profitability Impacted by Several Factors July 16, 2022 11:02 am|Beef cattle producers find themselves in a challenging environment this year with several different factors impacting production and…
St. Joseph County’s Paul Probst Updates Crop Progress in Southern Michigan July 13, 2022 9:42 pm|Crop progress in southern Michigan is “looking very, very good,” according to Paul Probst. He’s with Family Ag…
Insurance for Double Crop Soybeans Extended by USDA July 13, 2022 9:30 pm|The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an expansion of crop insurance availability for double-crop practices. To…
Larger Corn and Wheat Crop Production Projected by USDA July 12, 2022 11:04 pm|The USDA has increased its crop production estimates for corn and wheat, while lowering crop production estimates for…
May Another Stellar Month for US Ag Exports July 11, 2022 11:22 pm|USDA says May was another stellar month for US ag export sales. It was the best May on…
Farmland Prices Continue to Climb, But Sharp Rises in Land Value May Be Slowing Down July 11, 2022 1:25 pm|The prices paid for farmland continue to climb higher and higher. But, the recent sharp rises in land…
Brazil’s Second-Corn Crop Harvest Underway July 10, 2022 10:58 pm|Corn harvest in Brazil is off to a good start in many places. That’s according to Dr. Michael…
Smithfield Foods Settles Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $42 Million July 10, 2022 2:31 pm|Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the meatpacker of conspiring…
Grain Markets Could Be Affected by Ukrainian Export Numbers in Upcoming USDA Report July 9, 2022 11:02 am|The USDA will put out its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Tuesday at…
Another Iowa Derecho This Week July 7, 2022 11:09 pm|It wasn’t that long ago that many of us had never heard the word “derecho”, but now Iowa…