Commentary. I have been writing about it in this column for more than twenty years, yet it never ceases to amaze me how otherwise rational adults can turn into combative middle schoolers the moment certain hot-button topics hit the table. Topics like antibiotic use in livestock, glyphosate, GMOs, climate change...

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says farmers with bins full of old crop are running out of time. Matt Bennett, who also farms in central Illinois, tells Brownfield, “A lot of folks have been waiting on that summer weather market, and it’s just never come to pass.”  He says, “This is...

Cattle producers in the Upper Midwest are encouraged by strong beef prices and beneficial weather.  Speaking to Brownfield during the Minnesota Cattlemen’s Summer Beef Tour in Little Falls, Minnesota, Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root called the cattle market “wild.” “You talk to cattle producers that have been...

Meatpackers Rethink Beef Exports to U.S. After Trump Tariffs, Industry Lobby Says

Corn futures are trading with contracts up 2 to 4 cents at midday on Tuesday. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $3.89 1/2. Crop Progress data showed the US corn crop at 34% silking (1% above average), with 7% of the crop...