Month: October 2023

An agronomist in northern Indiana says the cold and snowy conditions slowed some corn and soybean harvest this week. But Rich Haynes with Sound Agriculture [Read More]

USDA says almost half of the U.S. winter wheat crop is in good to excellent condition as the crop emerges ahead of dormancy, the first [Read More]

A grain market analyst says a shorter-second corn crop in Brazil might bring more demand and price support for U.S. grain farmers. Tomm Pfitzenmaier says [Read More]

An extension corn specialist says later maturing corn is becoming more difficult to harvest. Recently retired Bob Nielsen with Purdue University tells Brownfield corn dry [Read More]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher, optimistic about this week’s direct trade. That helped feeders shrug off the firm move in [Read More]

The USDA has announced it plans to provide commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2022 up to $3 billion in assistance. [Read More]

Another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in an Iowa commercial turkey flock. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says [Read More]

Dec. corn closed at $4.78 and 3/4, up 1/2 centNov. soybeans closed at $12.87, up 4 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $431.00, up [Read More]

Soybeans were modestly higher on fund and technical buying. 85% of the U.S. soybean crop has been harvested, faster than average, with a drier, warmer [Read More]

Farmers made less in September than in August, while paying just a little bit more. The USDA’s index of prices received fell 2.9% as lower [Read More]