At the Friday market close, July corn was down 5¢ at $4.43½ per bushel. July soybeans were 1¼¢ weaker at $10.50 per bushel. “It was no surprise that [Friday’s] trade was choppy and volatile after the week we have had.” Said Karl Setzer, Partner with Consus Ag Consulting, “Choppy trade…

Tractor Supply Company has announced the results of its spring Paper Clover campaign to benefit 4-H. Customers donated $1,135,127.00 to support 4-H youth programs in local communities across the country, which will help send 4,540 children to 4-H summer camp this year, and brings the total funds raised to more…

By Clark Kauffman After nine years as president of Iowa State University, Wendy Wintersteen will be retiring in January 2026. Wintersteen, the first woman and second ISU alum to hold the position of university president at the Ames school, made the announcement on Friday. ISU President Wendy Wintersteen. Courtesy Iowa…

Five Black U.S. farmworkers from Mississippi have filed a federal lawsuit against prominent Mississippi Delta farmer Gregory Carr, accusing him of systemic discrimination by favoring White South African workers over local Black employees. The lawsuit alleges that Carr misused the H-2A visa program, resulting in thousands of dollars in unpaid…

The U.S. Drought Monitor released its latest report Thursday, showing worsened drought conditions in Nebraska. According to the monitor, around 62% of the state is in severe or extreme drought.  Eric Hunt, extension educator for Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said getting precipitation in the next 10 days…

Benjamin Franklin famously said, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” The Founding Father didn’t know it then, but sometimes those two constants happen in quick succession. For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate — they’re a very real threat to generational farms…