Thursday 1st May 2025

Midday cash livestock markets

Cash cattle country has some light trade developing Friday in parts of Kansas at $197, $2 lower than last week’s weighted averages. Some asking...

Has ag economy bottomed out?

Has the farm economy bottomed out? Iowa State University Extension and Outreach vice president Jason Henderson tells Brownfield it’s close. “I think right now...

A conservation convert

A central Illinois farmer says a decision to change farming practices ten years ago has made him a conservation convert. Randy Strubhar, who farms...

Tariff impacts on U.S. agriculture

With tariffs on Canada and Mexico looming, an economist is concerned about the long-term impacts on agriculture. Ohio State University professor Ian Sheldon says he’s most worried...