Tar spot pops up across Indiana

An extension pathologist says tar spot continues to spread across Indiana. Darcy Telenko with Purdue University says it was recently confirmed in the eastern part of the state.  “If you had tar slot in your fields last year, at the end of the season, or if you’ve had it in previous years, you probably could…… Continue Reading

CME cash dairy prices mostly steady to lower Wednesday

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-lower except for cheese barrels Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.50.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0050 at $1.86.   Eight sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8525 to $1.8625.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0250 at $1.9125. Seven sales were recorded, ranging from…… Continue Reading

Global Dairy Index up slightly Tuesday

The Global Dairy Index is up slightly.  Tuesday’s trading session saw the price index go up four-tenths of a percent with an average price of $3,837 per metric ton. Cheddar cheese, anhydrous milk fat, and butter prices were up, while Lactose, Mozzarella cheese, skim milk powder and whole milk powder prices went down. There were…… Continue Reading

North central IL farmer pleased with crop prospects

A central Illinois farmer says his crops survived this week’s derecho with little to no damage. Chris Stoller, who farms in northern McLean County, tells Brownfield… “We missed a lot of the major wind, which I’m thankful for because we spray fungicide with the ground rig and so that would have been an issue if…… Continue Reading

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