Cash dairy prices were lower except for whey on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.6850.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 at $1.5550.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5575 to $1.5650.  Cheese barrels were...

Direct cash cattle trade activity was quiet Friday following the week’s light trade.  For the week, dressed deals in the North have had a...

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says staffing levels at the USDA continue to draw concern. Illinois Democratic Representative Nikki Budzinski tells...

For more than 20 years, the American Dairy Association Indiana has selected two dairy producers to meet the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in...

A crop insurance agent says ongoing drought has more farmers in the Central Plains are evaluating prevent plant options.   Ben Rand with the...

A commodities economist says the U.S. and China trade summit didn’t have much new information for U.S. agriculture, and grain traders are disappointed. “Traders...