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STAFF BLOG AGWEEK Poultry Production and Health
Minnesota tops the nation in turkey production. The poultry industry brings in more than $800 million in income for producers, processors and other related industries. Our educational efforts translat...
Posted on 7/21/10 at 4:35 AM
China buys US corn
Cattle and grain markets ended last week near the highs for the week. Perhaps some traders thought the grains would see weakness ahead of a three-day weekend, but the story was different.
By Sue Martin , February 21, 2012
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A wave of export sales
The corn market gained 10 cents last week. The futures came under pressure mid-week with larger acreage and production estimates for 2012. Buying interest did resurface late last week with fresh export sales.
By Ray Grabanski , February 20, 2012
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Size of the prize
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The U.S. dairy industry seems to have a bigger opportunity in expanding world markets than it did two years ago, but the window of opportunity is temporary.
By Mikkel Pates , February 20, 2012
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Livestock Liberty?
LAKE PARK, Minn. — Amon Baer has one thing to say about amendments to the 2012 farm bill where Congress would dictate exactly — to the square inch — how big his egg laying cages must be. It is part of a deal brokered by the United Egg Producers leaders and the Humane Society of the United States, ostensibly to prevent state-by-state laws that undermine the egg industry. “Kill it,” Baer says of the proposed law.
By Mikkel Pates , February 20, 2012
Seller beware
BISMARCK, N.D. — We’ve cautioned readers in the past to tread carefully when entering into grain purchase contracts because of the grain market’s entrance into the big business world.
By Derrick Braaten , February 20, 2012
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Preserving dairy's 'healthy halo'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Today’s dairy checkoff spending is “consumer-driven,” and more heavily involved in driving industry partnerships than it was before 2006.
By Mikkel Pates , February 13, 2012
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Weather patterns
A chunk of the Midwest (especially west of the Mississippi River) is dry all the way to the Canadian border. What a change from last year, when it was so wet in North Dakota and northern Minnesota that farmers who had intended to plant corn had to switch to soybeans. What will this spring and summer be like?
By Sue Martin , February 13, 2012
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USDA report offers little surprise
The corn market lost 10 cents last week as there were no big surprises in the U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report. Traders were expecting tighter stocks and an increase in exports, which did materialize and was built into the market.
By Ray Grabanski , February 13, 2012
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No beef with prices
SHARON, N.D. — Veteran rancher Keith Johnson has lived through droughts, blizzards and long stretches of poor prices. That makes him appreciate this winter even more. Beef prices have soared to record highs, reaching levels he describes as “unimaginable, the highest we’ve seen in our lifetime.”
By Jonathan Knutson , February 13, 2012
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