Weather is the backbone of the U.S. corn market, dictating success or failure during the planting and growing season. From ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Despite another week of rainy conditions, which left an average of just over three days suitable for field work, Iowa farmers have more corn and soybeans ...

Wheat prices rose 3¢ to 5¢ a bushel last week to the highest level since May 1940; corn rose ⅜¢ to 1¢ to new peaks since August 1938; and cotton rose 67 to 74 points ($3.35 to $3.70 a bale ...

In the United States, farmers have access to federally subsidized crop insurance — a backstop that affords them some peace of mind in the face of extreme weather. When droughts, floods, or other ...

On April 20, the price of a bushel of corn was $3.26, up from a seven-year low of $2.73 a bushel in September. Convincing jurors the farmers’ losses are directly tied to Syngenta’s botched ...

The bill would increase the reference prices under the program for soybeans to $10 a bushel and rice to $16.90 per hundredweight, and pay farmers if they sell the commodities for prices lower than ...

A mixed day in the ag markets Tuesday. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, says soybeans saw profit taking pressure early Tuesday but clawed back to close slightly higher with the help of the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Rising temperatures and increased air dryness have reduced global yields of wheat, barley, and maize by 4–13% compared to a scenario without recent climate ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell said it is important to hold Colten Treu responsible for the deaths of three Girl Scouts and one of their mothers. With Treu’s ...

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