An ag economist says producers should look for ways to cut costs without sacrificing productivity in 2025.  Purdue University’s Michael Langemeier says farmers need to take more than price into consideration when making input decisions. “Sometimes you’ll see an input supplier attract your business by giving you a relatively low price, but think about the…… Continue Reading

A southeastern Illinois farmer says the state’s new wheat checkoff brings the crop in line with other commodities. Don Guinnip, who farms in Clark County and served on the checkoff organizational committee, tells Brownfield, “We have a state corn check off, and then we have the national soybean check off, which Illinois is part of.” …… Continue Reading

Cash dairy prices were lower except for nonfat dry milk Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.4775. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.4750 to $0.4775.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.06 at $1.7750.  One sale was recorded at $1.8150.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0325 at $1.8075.  Five sales were…… Continue Reading