Plan for Grain Market Price Pops

Two experts answer this question: Besides weather, what are one or two other factors you are watching that can create late spring and summer pricing opportunities?

A Hog Producer’s Look at Plant Closures: ‘We Are Very Nervous’

This barn is full and these are hogs are ready to be shipped. That’s the case for Mike Haag, who is a hog producer in Emington, Ill. His Smithfield Foods plant in Monmouth, Ill., is still running.

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Senator Ernst Says Reopening America Is Not Like Flipping A Switch

Senator Ernst along with her colleague Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are on the White House task force to reopen America. According to Ernst, the group is in constant discussion as to how to responsibly reopen the country and get the economy running again.

Your Job Interview Checklist

With unemployment skyrocketing due to the coronavirus pandemic, you might have the chance to add some new team members. Don’t miss this opportunity; build a framework for a smart and effective hiring process.

Low-Cost, High-Value Tools

Having the right set of tools is the first step in tackling your daily tasks. Some you may already have and some you may want to add to your list! Check out the list here.

Ag Retailers Association Joins In Glyphosate Litigation

"ARA will continue to defend glyphosate in order to ensure the product's availability in the future. We have long supported decisions based on sound science, and that has been the case with glyphosate."

Don’t Let Stress Run Your Life

Keep stress out of your daily routine by taking these seven steps to reduce stressful tendencies on the farm.

China pork supplies under pressure in Q2, prices may peak around Sept

Supplies will be under pressure because of a low production base, uncertainty in imports and recovering consumption, said Yang Zhenhai, head of the husbandry bureau under the agriculture ministry.

Tippecanoe County, IN

Soil is working great! Planting being done. Driest ground has been at this time of year in 10 years. We can actually get in and plant in a timely manner. Just need more heat. One farmer I talked to in Southwest Indiana has nearly all of his corn planted.

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