Agriculture

PHOTO: Alice in Dairyland Finalists L-R Charitee Seebecker, Amber Cafferty, Amelia Hayden, 74th Alice in Dairyland Julia Nunes, Taylor Schaefer, Samantha Schuessler, Courtney Moser Wisconsin is a step closer to hiring its next state agriculture advocate. Alice in Dairyland is the state’s advocate and educator promoting a very diverse agricultural economy, and Amy Pflugshaupt-Hanson with ABS Global is on the Dane County committee hosting the Alice finals and says the […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the return of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the eastern half of the country experiencing the greatest likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in the north-central U.S. and from southern California and the southern Great Basin into western and southern Texas. ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been discovered in a flock of commercial layer chickens in southwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship confirmed the case Friday in Taylor County.    Ag Secretary Mike Naig says while it’s not unexpected, the department has been preparing for this and is working closely with the USDA and livestock producers to control and eradicate the disease. This is the third case […]

Adam Litle at 2022 Commodity Classic. Photo Credit: Sound Agriculture Sound Agriculture CEO Adam Litle highlights a new nitrogen reduction pilot program using their flagship product SOURCE. Fifty farmers will be selected for the pilot, designed to eliminate the financial risks of using less synthetic fertilizer by underwriting the risk of lost yield.   Interview with Adam Litle ...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by the recent trend in beef. April live was up $1.40 at $137.30 and June was $.50 higher at $132.95. March feeders were $1.62 higher at $153.27 and April was up $1.72 at $157.97. Direct cash cattle markets were quiet. The week’s business was light to moderate, mainly at $138 on the live basis, down $2 from the previous week, […]

New analysis by American Farm Bureau finds natural disasters in 2021 cost more than $12.5 billion in crop and forage losses. Ag economist Danny Munch tells Brownfield drought and wildfires across the U.S. caused the greatest damage to cropland last year and accounted for nearly 80 percent of all damages. “Or about $8 billion in crop losses,” he says. Munch says more than $6.5 billion in losses were not covered […]

May corn closed at $7.62 and 1/2, up 6 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $16.76, down 10 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $477.10, down $6.60May soybean oil closed at 76.03, up 135 pointsMay wheat closed at $11.06 and 1/2, up 19 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle closed at $137.30, up $1.40Apr. lean hogs closed at $102.72, up $2.62Mar. ...

Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the week in mixed activity as nearbys held on to the week’s negative tone while later month contracts were more optimistic. March Class III milk was down seven cents at $22.35. April seven cents lower at $23.82. May up 12 cents at $24. June 19 cents higher at $24.02. July through September 40 to 59 cents higher. Dry whey unchanged at $0.7575. […]

The American Dairy Association Indiana kicked off National School Breakfast Week at Franklin Community Middle School. Brooke Williams, director of communications, says the school was recently awarded a new school breakfast cart from the organization and the Indianapolis Colts. “It’s always a fun time to talk about the importance of breakfast during this week-long celebration,” she says. “They had a little extra reason to do so this week and that […]