Dairy Report: Dairy Farm Numbers Drop Nearly 9% From Last Year Dairy Report: Dairy Farm Numbers Drop Nearly 9% From Last Year
| | | | | The United States Department of Agriculture reports that there are nearly 9% fewer dairy farms right now in the country compared to last year. Ag Day’s Clinton Griffith’s explains more in this week’s Dairy Report. Read More | | |
| | | | | A major cross-country winter storm is moving across the Plains and into the Midwest. Snow and gusty winds left their mark on South Dakota and other areas of the Northern Plains. Meteorologist Cindi Clawson is also tracking this storm. Read More | | |
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| | | | | The philosophy of “go big or go home,” might work well for sports teams, but it’s not a good strategy for farmers looking to grow hemp for cannabidiol (CBD), according to Corbett Hefner, vice president of research and development for Colorado-based Formation Ag. Read More | | |
| | | | | A sense of calm has returned to grain and soy markets overnight as we appear to have weathered the latest tempest of Covid-19 risk-off selling. Read More | | |
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| | | | | The Grand Champion steer at this year’s Fort Worth Stock Show sold for a record $300,000. But the legacy of the steer named Cupid Shuffle may last for decades and his worth to a breed may be invaluable. Read More | | |
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| | | | | “There is a way—and it is incredibly simple—to unplug the auger and keep people out of the bin at the same time,” says Nebraska producer Guy Mills. Read More | | |
| | | | | I have been lucky so far. I have checked my bins of corn and they are okay. Remember to check yours, too. But be careful in there. Been hearing some horror stories with the corn that just wasn't quite mature. One of the local elevators has been re-drying corn that had been dried and stored in several different farmers bins. You never know, maybe someday that corn will be profitable again. Read More | | |
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