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Rural child care remains an expensive challenge
One of the expenses farm families often deal with is child care for very young farm children, if it is even available. Michaela Hoffelmeyer and Trish Fisher at the University of Wisconsin- Madison are part of a multi-state research team looking into the availability and cost of rural childcare. The post Rural child care remains…
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Farm Income, Avian Flu Topped 2024’s National Ag Stories
Farm Income, Avian Flu Topped 2024’s National Ag Stories Lancaster Farming
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Ag Secretary Defends USDA Spending and Points to Challenges Trying to Make Cuts
Ag Secretary Defends USDA Spending and Points to Challenges Trying to Make Cuts DTN The Progressive Farmer
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Red Winners: 2 Massey Ferguson Machines Top Auction Records
Red Winners: 2 Massey Ferguson Machines Top Auction Records Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Full List of Food Recalls in December as Warnings Issued Nationwide
Full List of Food Recalls in December as Warnings Issued Nationwide Newsweek
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Why 2025 Could Be a Great Year to Buy Ag Equipment
Machinery Pete Explains Why 2025 Could Be a Great Year to Buy Ag Equipment Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Top news impacting agriculture, rural Nebraska in 2024
Top news impacting agriculture, rural Nebraska in 2024 Rural Radio Network
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Equipment manufacturers pledge to cooperate on mutually important issues
Equipment manufacturers pledge to cooperate on mutually important issues Farms.com
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Why a Polaris Ranger tops my farm wishlist
Why a Polaris Ranger tops my farm wishlist Farm Progress
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Is There A Silver Lining Beyond “Insanely High” Phosphate Prices?
Is There A Silver Lining Beyond “Insanely High” Phosphate Prices? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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USDA forecasts higher retail egg prices for 2025
USDA forecasts higher retail egg prices for 2025 Iowa Agribusiness Network
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Cattle futures mixed, preparing for direct business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, watching the distribution of this week’s show list. February live was down $.35 at $190.30 and April was $.32 lower at $193.02. January feeders were up $.25 at $261.62 and March was $.50 higher at $261.05. Direct cash cattle markets were quiet. This week’s show…
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Wet spring, dry summer a theme for 2024
Many farmers will remember 2024 for its wet spring and dry summer. Ron Geis with Corteva Agriscience says those conditions were problematic for weed control. “In part, we may have washed away some of our early residual herbicides. And the other thing is not being able to get a timely postemergence application made, especially on…
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GFB President Tom McCall statement on passing of Jimmy Carter
MACON, Ga. — Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter: Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall said today that former President Jimmy Carter’s contributions to agriculture have helped shape the way others think about agriculture. “The former president is easily recognized as the…
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USDA makes $2 billion available in new marketing assistance for specialty crop producers
USDA makes $2 billion available in new marketing assistance for specialty crop producers The Sumter Item
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Farmers Granted Reprieve – Again – From Legal Filing
WASHINGTON — American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on December 27 on the ping pong of court orders that ended with a court-ordered reprieve from Treasury Department reporting requirements for many small businesses. Earlier this month, a federal court halted the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s…
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2025: Promises and Potential Perils
2025: Promises and Potential Perils Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Wrapping Up 2024 and Looking Ahead To What Will Matter In The Grain Markets For 2025
Wrapping Up 2024 and Looking Ahead To What Will Matter In The Grain Markets For 2025 MSN
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Soybeans able to finish firm Monday
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, ending the two-sided session in slightly positive territory after running into overhead resistance. The trade’s monitoring medium-term forecasts for drier weather in parts of Argentina and southern Brazil. Still, those weather outlooks could change rapidly and crops, overall, in South America remain in very good condition.…
