By Cami Koons The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Monday that applications were open to farmers, small businesses and nonprofits for cost-share grants to improve processing, equipment, facilities, training, food safety, continuing education and more.  Iowa producers of locally made and raised products are eligible for up…

U.S. farmer sentiment strengthened in November, and the improvement looks notably different from October’s story. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed to 139 in November, up 10 points from October and the highest reading since June. While October’s modest gain was driven largely by better “current conditions,” November’s jump…

Bushel Plus, a harvest technology company based in Manitoba, has inked a partnership with John Deere that makes the Bushel Plus SmartPan System available with Deere’s advanced Harvest Settings Automation technology. Bushel Plus will now be more accessible in the U.S. and Canada through Deere’s dealer network. The SmartPan System…

What Happened Cattle futures plunged near $40 per hundredweight (cwt) over the last five weeks, after peaking in mid-October. A steady uptrend for prices from the beginning of the year had December cattle futures rallying from near $190 per cwt to $248 per cwt, or an increase of over 30%.…

With the average age of farmers in the U.S. reaching over 58 years old and nearly half reaching retirement age, farmland ownership will continue to turn over at significant rates in the next few decades, creating new land stewardship opportunities for younger generations. That shift presents both a challenge and…

Ahead of 9 a.m. CT, March corn was down a penny at $4.44 per bushel. January soybeans were up 3½¢ at $11.31½ per bushel. March CBOT wheat was down 4¢ at $5.31 per bushel. March KC wheat was down 4¾¢ at $5.22 per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was up less…