Indiana invests $2.3 million in clean water initiatives February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson The Clean Water Indiana program has awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to 26 projects across the state to improve water quality. This... Read More
USDA projects lower milk production February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson The USDA is expecting lower 2024 milk production to be partially offset by higher cow inventories. Their latest supply and demand report says the... Read More
Cattle futures up waiting for cash business to develop February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, optimistic about this week’s cash business. April live cattle closed $1.77 higher at... Read More
Ohio Agriculture Department renews trade focus February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson The Ohio Director of Agriculture says creating a trade division within the agency will be a top focus in the year ahead. Brian Baldridge... Read More
Soybeans firm after reports, with corn, wheat lower February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, but with March and May both below $12 after trading above that mark. The... Read More
Bierlein creating a conservation legacy February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson A Michigan farmer says he finds it exciting to watch the changes planting more cover crops bring. Wayne Bierlein has been growing cover crops... Read More
Farm Capital Investment index falls in latest report February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson An ag economist says most farmers surveyed in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer still think it’s a bad time to make... Read More
CME milk futures mixed, cash dairy lower Thursday February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson Milk futures were mixed and the cash dairy markets were mostly lower Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February Class III milk was down... Read More
U.S., world cotton, rice stocks lower February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson The USDA has tightened the domestic balance sheets for cotton and rice. U.S. rice ending stocks are now projected at 42.5 million hundredweight, a... Read More
Midday cash livestock markets February 8, 2024 Ashley Anderson Direct cash cattle trade activity is quiet again to start the day. Bids haven’t surfaced. Asking prices are around $182-plus live in the South,... Read More
