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Corn Falls on Fast Planting, Higher Acreage Talk: Soybeans Bounce With Brazil Prices
Corn Falls on Fast Planting, Higher Acreage Talk: Soybeans Bounce With Brazil Prices AgWeb
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What’s behind this year’s honeybee losses?
Commercial beekeepers estimate they’ve lost more than 70 percent of their colonies nationwide. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “Beekeepers are usually able to split surviving colonies to recuperate losses, but the last year we’ve seen higher losses than what we’re used to.” “We really don’t have information yet on why the colony…
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Cattle futures higher following a sluggish start to the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up on the rally in the Dow, the higher boxed beef during the session, and ahead of widespread direct business. June live cattle closed $2.52 higher at $206.27 and August live cattle closed $2.45 higher at $202.45. May feeder cattle closed $1.40 higher at $286.92…
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Tillage Reductions Lead to Dramatic Rise in Crop Yields
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Corn and soybean yields have increased dramatically since 2000, according to a new study from South Dakota State University’s Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science. In South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, corn yields are increasing at over two bushels per acre per year, and soybean yields are increasing at over…
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Another Sign of Trouble in the Ag Economy: Farm Bankruptcies Are on the Rise
Another Sign of Trouble in the Ag Economy: Farm Bankruptcies Are on the Rise AgWeb
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Soybean Blight: How to Identify Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium, and Rhizoctonia
Soybean Blight: How to Identify Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium, and Rhizoctonia AgWeb
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Superheroes or Farmers?
MADISON, Wis. — Imagine you are flipping through your TV channels and you stumble upon a new, suspenseful action movie. On the screen, there is a community in need of someone to step up and make a difference. Someone who will go above and beyond, making sacrifice after sacrifice and why? It’s simple, because they…
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Reviving Hemp: Economic Boon or Passing Trend?
Reviving Hemp: Economic Boon or Passing Trend? AgWeb
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Nebraska Senators, Farm Bureau push for tax cuts to be made permanent
The U.S. Senators from Nebraska want to see provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made permanent. Mark McHargue is the president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau and tells Brownfield changes to current tax policy could jeopardize the future of family farms and ranches. “If we don’t have stepped-up basis and keep our…
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High Plains Regional Climate Center website back online after funding lapse
High Plains Regional Climate Center website back online after funding lapse Rural Radio Network
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Weeds coming on as Midwest fields warm up
Weeds are taking advantage of more spring-like weather across the Midwest. Central Iowa farmer Corey Hillebo says he first noticed some broadleaf weeds during a warmup in March. “Especially around the edges, around some tile intakes, things of that nature. We are strip-till, so we are conscious of that and making sure we get the…
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USDA Delivers Immediate Relief to Farmers Impacted by Disasters
FARGO, N.D. — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $340.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country. In support of President Trump’s January executive order, which expedited assistance to communities who were…
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Trump tariffs live updates: US and India make progress on trade deal as Vance meets Modi
Trump tariffs live updates: US and India make progress on trade deal as Vance meets Modi Yahoo Finance
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Grain markets feel pressure from planting progress; livestock rebounds with market optimism
Grain markets feel pressure from planting progress; livestock rebounds with market optimism | Midday Markets | April 22, 2025 Rural Radio Network
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Some Iowa farmers increasing their corn acres
An extension agronomist with Iowa State University says some farmers in the state are shifting to more corn acres this year. Meaghan Anderson tells Brownfield prices are favoring corn over soybeans. “It just kind of depends on who you talk to. Some people are unexpectedly planning to go to more corn. There’s quite a few…
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Trump Administration Celebrates Earth Day by Slamming Unfair Trade Practices That Harm the Environment, Producers
Trump Administration Celebrates Earth Day by Slamming Unfair Trade Practices That Harm the Environment, Producers AgWeb
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Rep. Pingree reintroduces Agriculture Resilience Act on Earth Day
Rep. Pingree reintroduces Agriculture Resilience Act on Earth Day WMTW
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Rural Mainstreet Economy falls again over tariff uncertainties
Pictured: Ernie Goss with Creighton University The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has revealed the rural economy continues to fall. Ag economist Ernie Goss with Creighton University says the index has fallen below growth neutral for the 19th time in the past 20 months. He says tariffs have been the biggest factor. “2023 farm income was…
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Farm bankruptcies on the rise
The director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says farm bankruptcies are on the rise. During a recent Soils for Success webinar, Paul Mitchell says 2024 marked the first increase in defaults since 2019. “The first upswing in a long time.” He says, “We’re up 55% from ‘23. We’re still low…
