At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed lower on profit-taking. Light trade volume is expected this week due to the holiday....
2020 has been full of surprises, including a counter-seasonal market rally that’s boosted corn and soybean prices heading into the new year. But Iowa...
The coronavirus pandemic has created more collaboration between Midwestern state directors of agriculture. Just as food moves across state lines, so does the coronavirus...
Some of the $13 billion in agricultural assistance included in the coronavirus relief package will be used to compensate livestock producers who depopulated animals...
The latest COVID assistance package includes additional funding for specialty crop growers and strengthens ongoing USDA programs. The funding includes $100 million for Specialty...
The head of the National Milk Producers Federation says the COVID assistance package includes nearly $1 billion in targeted support to help dairy farmers who...
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the COVID-19 relief package will provide “vital relief” to cattle producers who faced “multiple market shocks” over the...
A Pioneer agronomist is encouraging growers to nudge their soybean planting date earlier in 2021, but not too early. Matt Montgomery in west central...