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Breakfast helps you perform better

Studies show that students who eat breakfast perform better in school.  Jessica Kassel, a registered dietitian with the St. Louis Dairy Council, says dairy foods are perfect for that. AUDIO: Healthy Living on dairy and breakfast The post

Farm Safety for Soy Farmers

The third week of September is National Farm Safety Week. On this episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association leader discusses the importance of on-farm safety for soybean farmers during harvest season and throughout the year. The post

Educating the Next Generation of Illinois Agriculture

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board continues to utilize corn checkoff dollars to support the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program. In this Managing for Profit, Kevin Daugherty, director of Illinois Ag in the Classroom, discusses the importance of this effort. The post

Biodiesel Use Increasing on Detroit River

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from the Michigan Soybean Committee about sponsoring the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition’s recent Biodiesel on the Riverwalk event and work decarbonizing Detroit. The post

More warm weather ahead for most; a few showers largely centered on the Plains

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to northern sections of the Rockies and Intermountain West. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to...

The 2024 higher milk and butter prices, and some advice about feed

Once in a while, something will happen in the market the creates more questions than answers.  One example is the 2024 butter market, and the recent high prices that have consistently stayed above three dollars a pound much of the summer.  Bryan Doherty with...

Agriculture price squeeze

USDA’s chief economist says there’s a cost-price squeeze happening in agriculture. Input costs haven’t lowered with commodity prices and Seth Meyer says it’s a sticky situation. “We appear to be entering that phase of tighter margins. Could be another shock around the corner, always...

Lack of moisture impacting fall crops in western Kansas

A western Kansas farmer says a lack of moisture is impacting the fall crops. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield. “We had right around, I think 1,000 acres of corn get adjusted to between 1.1 and 1.5 bushels to the acre,” he says. According to USDA...

Nebraska farmer to begin soybean harvest this week

A Nebraska farmer says he intends to begin harvesting soybeans this week. Jay Reiners tells Brownfield his crops are mostly good. “We’ve snagged some rain. Dryland’s going to be alright, probably not as good as we were hoping but going to be better than...

Soybeans, corn, and wheat start the week lower

Soybeans were lower, in a very quiet trade.  Soybeans are facing some harvest pressure as the trade was looking ahead to the USDA’s updated crop progress.  Nationwide, soybeans are 6% harvested, which is near the five-year average, with 44% of the crop dropping leaves. ...

Harvest picking up across Illinois

The USDA says harvest is progressing in Illinois. Montgomery County farmer Mark Schweizer says he’ll start harvest this week. “Got a few neighbors that have, and it’s been really good, so I’m yeah, I’m anxious to get out there,” he says. The latest weekly...

Missouri harvest picking up pace

The USDA says harvest is picking up pace in Missouri. The latest weekly crop progress and condition report shows 25% of the state’s corn is harvested, while 74% is mature, well ahead of the 52% five-year average.  Soybeans harvested reached 4%, while 35% are...
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