An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says farmers have been using the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program payments to help with cash flow. Ben Brown tells Brownfield “whether that’s to pay down debts or to keep it in liquid cash to pay for inputs throughout the growing season until we get to harvest. It’s […]

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A U.S. Senator from Minnesota says the Senate Ag Committee is expected to mark up on a skinny farm bill later this spring. Tina Smith says committee leaders are working on the details. “Senator Boozman is still trying to assess whether it makes sense to bring the House bill over or whether we would mark […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were up, feeders were mostly higher on oversold signals, waiting for the rest of the week’s direct business to develop. April live cattle closed $1.10 higher at $231.25 and June live cattle closed $1.30 higher $229.37.  April feeder cattle closed $.30 lower at $343 and May feeder cattle […]

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Corn farmers are feeling the pressure from higher fertilizer prices ahead of the growing season. Wes Beck, a farmer in southern Minnesota, says he’s been proactive securing fertilizer. “We locked in our spring anhydrous back in December and when things started warming up or got more interesting, we priced in our UAN needs about 30 […]

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