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Shifting gears from organic farming to conventional after 25 years gives Wade Bulman of Buffalo County more time to shift the real gears on his ethanol-powered classic car.
Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided the first estimate of 2018 net farm income. After a slight increase in sector income in 2017, net farm income is expected to decrease in 2018. This week’s post digs into the latest results.
The share of U.S. agricultural imports from regions consisting primarily of developed economies remained stable from 1995-2015, at slightly more than 60 percent.
Corn and soybean export projections for the 2017-2018 marketing year changed substantially in the Feb. 8 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. According to a University of Illinois agricultural economist, the adjustments to export projections for both crops confirmed recent …
U.S. dairy exports reached $5.48 billion in 2017, an increase of 14 percent from 2016, and the most in three years.
It was a hot year … 2017 was among the three warmest years on record.
After trending lower in late 2017, the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer turned higher in January. The monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from across the United States indicated that the measure of producer sentiment climbed to 135 points at the beginning of 2018, an increase o…
It is difficult to predict corn-production economics. However, a grower generally has more control over cost of production than price. In a year with low-corn-price predictions, every input must be reviewed to lower cost of production. And in some years, growing corn may not be the best option.
Feeding ewes the proper nutrition required in late pregnancy is vital to ensure the mother has enough colostrum for the newborn lamb. Nutrition also influences lamb birth weights and subsequent growth rates. During the final six to eight weeks before lambing, ewe feeding requirements depend …
There is enough biomass to meet worldwide demand for both production of biofuels and food, according to Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants. The organization acknowledges that many parts of the world suffer from severe food shortages, but that hunger is primarily caus…
Soybean prices rallied during the past week on increased uncertainty in South American soybean production and a weaker dollar. Soybean prices in the 2017-2018 marketing year are following a similar pattern to the previous marketing year, bringing 2018 soybean-sale prospects to the forefront.
Anna Wildeman lobbied for the state Dairy Business Association and represented CAFOs when citizens complained about pollution.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Jan. 26 “Cattle on Feed” report revealed Jan. 1 cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market reached 11.5 million head, an increase of 8 percent over prior-year levels and in-line with the average trade estimate of an 8 percent increase. For three c…
The National Association of Conservation Districts chose 2017 poster- and photo-contest winners at the organization’s 72nd-annual meeting, including a Wisconsin youth and a Wisconsin adult.
Alfalfa fields topped with fluffy purple blossoms sway lightly in the breeze while waiting to be harvested and made into delicious roughage for cows.
At the end of January the U.S. Department of Agriculture will have published its annual cattle-inventory survey. The report is expected to confirm that slight expansion remains underway in the nation’s beef herd. It should confirm that the 2017 calf crop is about 2 percent greater than was t…
Wisconsin’s on-farm storage capacity for grain as of Dec. 1, 2017, was 375 million bushels, unchanged from Dec. 1, 2016, according to the Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service.
The Equipment Dealers Association recently hired Alexis Strieker as director of government relations.
Farmers operating equipment on roads should be cautious of alcohol-impaired drivers, especially during nighttime work. Three-quarters of farm-equipment-related crashes involving alcohol result in an injury or death.
At 2.65 million tons, there was estimated to be 17 percent less hay stored on Wisconsin farms as of Dec. 1, 2017, compared to Dec. 1, 2016.
At 2.65 million tons, there was estimated to be 17 percent less hay stored on Wisconsin farms as of Dec. 1, 2017, compared to Dec. 1, 2016.
More than 3 acres showcasing between 200 and 300 vintage Oliver tractors and equipment will be displayed at the 2018 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, which will be held July 10-12 in Wood County.
Wisconsin farmers seeded 260,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2018 crop year, which was 50,000 acres more than what they seeded for the 2017 harvest, according to the Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service.
Wisconsin farmers seeded 260,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2018 crop year, which was 50,000 acres more than what they seeded for the 2017 harvest, according to the Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service.
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