McLean County Farm Bureau

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• A 20-Year Look at Feeder Cattle Production – Are There Differences Based on the Weight Purchased?
  As we look at different factors involved in production of feeder cattle, we see many differences in average sale weights, average sale prices, value of feed fed and pounds of feed fed. However, when these items are combined to calculate returns above feed costs per hundredweight produced, the difference is small. It is ironic that […]
• Farm Bill in Reconciliation: What the Byrd Rule Exposes but Does Not Resolve
  On June 11, the Senate Ag Committee released its legislative text for reconciliation. Largely a copy-and-paste version of the House Ag Committee’s reconciliation text, the Senate version would also make large reductions in spending on SNAP coupled with substantial increases in farm program payments and crop insurance. The legislation would effectively reauthorize the Farm Bill […]
• 2024 County Corn and Soybean Yields from the Risk Management Agency
  The RMA recently released county yields for the 2024 crop year, which are used to determine area plan payments, including for the Supplemental and Enhanced Coverage Options (ECO and SCO). County corn and soybean yields for Illinois were mostly at or above trend levels. Exceptions included counties in southern Illinois for both crops, and some […]