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Corn export sales were solid during the week ending January 26th. The USDA says corn sales of nearly 1.6 million tons were significantly larger than [Read More]

A grain analyst is expecting 2023 to be a launching pad for marketing opportunities. Todd Goll with Chicago-based Merex tells Brownfield continuous interest rake hikes [Read More]

Farmers and ranchers have until February 6th to fill out the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Lance Honig with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service tells [Read More]

The USDA has launched its Cattle Contract Library.   Tanner Beymer with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it has the potential to be a [Read More]

A Congressman from Nebraska says it’s time for lawmakers to intervene and regulate navigable waters for US farmers and ranchers. Republican Mike Flood tells Brownfield [Read More]

An ag lender is encouraged by how small the latest Federal Reserve rate hike is. Chris Lotzer with Ag Country Farm Credit Services in Marshfield, [Read More]

Farmers are learning about carbon market opportunities at the Iowa Ag Expo in Des Moines. Cindy Feldman is one of the organizers of the Expo [Read More]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were lower with boxed beef down at midday, getting ready for the week’s direct business. February live was [Read More]

The USDA is investing $74 million to help diversify food production and improve access to clean water in rural Iowa. Xochitl Torres Small is the [Read More]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with spillover from the broader market. There is some rain in the near-term forecast for [Read More]