Crop insurance expected to pay across southern Minnesota

A farm management analyst in Minnesota expects a lot of crop insurance policies to pay out this year. Kent Thiesse says the region has dealt with weather challenges all season. “A lot of farmers will probably be able to collect some crop insurance on some of their farms this year, especially if they have optional…… Continue Reading

CME butter demand still strong, cash dairy prices mixed Wednesday

Cash dairy prices were mostly mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.5950.  Nine sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5950 to $0.60.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.9425.   Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.93 to $1.9425.  Cheese barrels were up $0.04 at $1.93.  Four sales were…… Continue Reading

Corn yields surprisingly good in parts of North Dakota

Corn yields are better than expected in some parts of the Upper Midwest. Brevant Seeds agronomist Lewis Kuppler is based in North Dakota and says the harvest is about 25 percent complete. “Overall, the crop is surprisingly good. We were expecting probably less than what we got, I would say everybody was wondering ‘we started…… Continue Reading

Kansas farmer says harvest has been variable

A central Kansas farmer says corn harvest has been variable. Jacquelyne Leffler tells Brownfield… “We thought it was going to be a tremendous crop and it was really good. It was above average, but there were definitely spots where there were 40 bushel differences from one area to the next,” she says. “Rainfall was so…… Continue Reading

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