Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Minnesota commercial turkey flock. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the detection in Redwood County marks the first time the virus has affected the state since April. The flock of 20,000 toms showed signs of increased mortality, and HPAI was confirmed on Tuesday. Minnesota Board of […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the recent declines in boxed beef prices and ahead of this week’s direct business and Cattle on Feed report.  October live cattle closed $2.35 lower at $231.10 and December live cattle closed $2.47 lower at $232.67.  October feeder cattle closed $5.17 […]

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A southwest Iowa farmer is confident fungicide will pay off this year. Mark Peterson of Stanton says disease pressure was high in corn. “I am hoping that we will be fairly well blessed, and I think we will be. I did put fungicide on all of my corn, I don’t like to do that necessarily, […]

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Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans are watching U.S. harvest activity and anticipating generally good near-term progress. There’s been some rain in parts of the region with more in the forecast later this week, but coverage and totals remain uncertain. The trade is also monitoring planting conditions in Brazil, which mostly […]

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