Kron to serve another term as INFB president

Indiana Farm Bureau’s president will continue to serve the state’s members. Randy Kron says if this year has taught him anything, it’s that farm bureau members have two concerns during the upcoming legislative session. “We’ve talked about water. We’re doing some research to understand what the issues are,” he says. “If you look at farmland taxes,…Continue Reading

Kron to serve another year as INFB president

Indiana Farm Bureau’s president will continue to serve the state’s members. Randy Kron says if this year has taught him anything, it’s that farm bureau members have two concerns during the upcoming legislative session. “We’ve talked about water. We’re doing some research to understand what the issues are,” he says. “If you look at farmland taxes,…Continue Reading

Young farmer raising shrimp in southwest Nebraska

Nebraska is known for its robust beef industry, but one young farmer hopes to also put the state on the map for seafood. Grant Jones, of Imperial, started Chundy Aquaculture in 2018 and since 2020 has been supplying fresh shrimp to buyers from his southwest Nebraska farm. “I bring PLs (post-larval shrimp) out of Florida…Continue Reading

Farmers Union leader wants farm bill titles kept together

Some lawmakers are considering putting the commodity and crop insurance titles from the unfinished farm bill into other legislation to get them done, but some farmers oppose that. Commodities under Title I and crop insurance under Title XI might get added to either the disaster aid package or the continuing resolution, just to get these…Continue Reading

Live cattle mixed to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, on spread trade.  Feeder cattle were lower on profit taking.  February live cattle closed $1.52 higher at $193.65 and February lives closed at $1.17 higher at $192.02. January feeder cattle closed $0.70 lower at $257.65 and March feeders closed $.90 lower at $257.67.  Direct cash cattle…Continue Reading

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