Some Wisconsin farmers are glad to get a break from rain long enough to plant, while others are hoping for a long, slow soaking rain after planting wraps up. Cal Dalton raises about 13-hundred acres of hay, wheat, oats, corn, and soybeans plus beef cattle near Endeavor in south-central Wisconsin, and says the planter is…… Continue Reading

Missouri Soybeans’ strategic plan includes boosting soybean meal demand for livestock feeding, including dairy cows. Producing more meal, thereby lowering costs, improves livestock farmers’ bottom lines. Market Development Director Matt Amick says aside from lower costs, dairies in other parts of the country should consider relocating to Missouri to be nearer to land, water, and…… Continue Reading

Some ag groups are concerned Indiana’s new budget will impact the long-term viability of the state’s ag industry. Indiana Farm Bureau president Randy Kron says the state’s department of agriculture took the biggest hit. “Right at the end of the session, they had a new revenue forecast,” he says. “It was $2.4 billion less than…… Continue Reading