A farmer in central Kansas says it’s already been a year of unprecedented volatility. Paul Penner says the administration’s tariff policy has made it more difficult to market grain and lock in input prices. “That’s not a good thing for agriculture. The instability reeks havoc with trying to make some sense out of markets and…… Continue Reading
Cash dairy prices mixed Friday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5525. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 at $1.8375. Fifteen sales was recorded, ranging from $1.8375 to $1.86. Cheese barrels were down $0.0150 at $1.8350. One sale was recorded at $1.8375. Butter prices were up $0.0250…… Continue Reading
This Award Just Broke Rhett Akins: ‘I Have Not Cried in 20 Years’
He was fighting back tears. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Proposed fee to fund Illinois conservation districts fails to move
The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says a proposal that would have provided stable funding for local districts failed to move out of the General Assembly’s spring session. Eliot Clay says the bipartisan bill would have assessed a fee on any agricultural land taken out of production for…… Continue Reading
Ongoing certainty in the ag labor sector
Many in the agriculture industry have expressed concern about how the uptick in the Department of Homeland Security’s employment enforcement efforts is impacting farm labor. President Trump told reporters on Thursday that the raids are hurting farmers. “You know, they have very good workers,” he says. “They’ve worked for them for 20 years, they’re not…… Continue Reading
Short-term weather glance wetter and warmer
Brownfield ag meteorologist Greg Soulje says drought relief is in store for much of the Western Corn Belt. “Over the next three to five days there ought to be some multi-inch rainfall totals in some of the drier patches of southeastern and far southeast areas of the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa. Iowa really looking good.” He…… Continue Reading
Iowa farmer pleased with crop conditions amid lower prices
A southeast Iowa farmer says crop conditions have been a pleasant surprise. Tim Meyer tells Brownfield his area has received a number of rains this year. “There were some crops planted in late April that got replanted, especially to the south and to the east. But those are now all up. We’ve got pretty good,…… Continue Reading
Only 16 Rainforest Cafes Remain in U.S.; Here’s Where They’re At
Rainforest Cafe once had 59 locations in the U.S. Now, there are only these 16 restaurants. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Alfalfa weevils impact Nebraska hay crop
A central Nebraska farmer says the quality of the first cutting of alfalfa hay was extremely poor to do high weevil pressure. Clay Govier tells Brownfield, “It was getting pretty bad. I feel like the last big rain really slowed them down and then it got cold.” He says the hay crop rebounded slightly after…… Continue Reading
Lauren Alaina + Husband Cam Arnold Welcome First Baby
That was the first of two surprises from Lauren Alaina. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
