A Chesterfield woman is facing two felony charges after leading state police on a chaotic chase Saturday along Highway 63 in Randolph County. 34-year-old Fredreika Davis, was charged with aggravated […]… Continue Reading
Analyst watches China soybean buying pace as deadline extension looms
A market analyst says he’s closely monitoring Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans on the daily wire. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says China has a tight window to fulfill its commitment of 12 million metric tons. “I’d say there’s room for the Chinese to continue buying at least into January,” he said. “The window is really…… Continue Reading
Farmer’s Union calls for better policy, stronger antitrust enforcement
A National Farmers Union leader says the twelve-billion dollar Farmer Bridge Assistance Program will help, but it’s not the solution to the real problem. Vice President of Advocacy Mike Stranz says, “We’ve got to have stronger policy that prevents this sort of thing from being needed in the first place.” Stranz tells Brownfield better federal…… Continue Reading
Some advice for beginning farmers
Beginning farmers and young men and women that grew up on the farm but are venturing out on their own have challenges to overcome, from finding a farm to buy or rent to making the right decisions during those early years. We’ll hear from Stephanie Abts about what she and her husband Keith do to…… Continue Reading
Kyle Chrisley Faces 10 Charges After Alleged Police Assault
Kyle Chrisley’s arrest in Tennessee just escalated — he’s now facing 10 charges after allegedly attacking police during a domestic disturbance call. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
What Keith Urban Told Adam Sanders After ‘The Road’ Win: WATCH
After Adam Sanders won ‘The Road,’ judge Keith Urban leaned in and whispered something he won’t soon forget. Here’s what he said — and what’s next. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Star Colton Hendricks Is Married
Farmer Wants a Wife star Colton Hendricks surprised fans by quietly tying the knot. Just months after going public with his relationship, the Season 3 farmer got married in a weekend ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Soybeans, corn, and wheat higher Monday
Soybeans were higher on technical buying Monday with January contracts up 4 cents at $10.52 and ¼. The USDA announced private exporters reported a sale of 12.1 million bushels of soybeans to China for the current marketing year. The balance of the sale, 2.4 million bushels, is set for delivering for 2026-2027, the first of…… Continue Reading
China demand offers optimism as Iowa farmer maintains crop rotation
A north Iowa farmer does not anticipate major changes to his crop rotation in 2026. Brent Renner grows corn and soybeans near Klemme. “I don’t know that (the current economics) supports any huge changes at this point and time, we’ll look at these things a little bit closer when it comes to planting time. And…… Continue Reading
Cattle, hog futures higher to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct business, following Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. February live cattle closed $.62 higher at $231.42 and April live cattle closed $1.07 higher at $231.07. January feeder cattle closed $.90 higher at $346.50 and March feeder cattle closed…… Continue Reading
