Minnesota farmer in “wait-and-see” mode for planting

A farmer in south-central Minnesota hopes to begin planting this week. Todd Selvik grows corn and soybeans near Waseca. “I think our plan, we just talked about it this morning, is kind of wait-and-see. The soil temperatures haven’t quite gotten to the right temperature for our corn and soybeans. We talked a little bit about…… Continue Reading

Cash dairy prices steady except cheese Monday

Cash dairy prices were steady except cheese, which was higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.4650.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0250 at $1.77.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.7450 to $1.77.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0350 at $1.84.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from…… Continue Reading

Planting expected to pick up in southern Minnesota this week

Planting should pick up in the Upper Midwest this week. Wayne Schoper with South Central College in Mankato, Minnesota says soils are warming and there’s decent moisture. “I’ve been hearing that the tiles have been running, when you go in the drainage ditch you can see some water out there. So things are coming along.”…… Continue Reading

Bipartisan effort to protect U.S. organic markets

The executive director of the Organic Farmers Association says a bipartisan proposal introduced in Congress is a much-needed step in protecting U.S. organic markets. Kate Mendenhall says the Organic Imports Verification Act of 2025 would require the USDA to establish testing to ensure the integrity of feedstuffs imported as organic. “Fraudulent players in the global…… Continue Reading

U.S. export inspections mostly above a week ago

U.S. export inspections mostly above a week ago

The USDA says that as of the week ending April 10th, corn and soybean export inspections remain ahead of the paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand…… Continue Reading

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