Supermarkets are stocking up on everything from sugar to frozen meat before they get more pricey, girding for what some executives anticipate will be some of the highest price increases … Read More

Researchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found inside their stomachs. (CNN)

With high commodity prices bringing in more revenue, farms are finally in a position to make needed expansion and upgrades to bins and buildings. But prices for steel and lumber … Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported whole-hog prices were up earlier this year, pushing prices to a seven-year high. But U.S. hog farmers say they’re now competing with a recovering … Read More

When water is as scarce as it has been, farmers and ranchers are forced to make difficult decisions to maximize the resources they have. In California, where the federal government … Read More

Strained trade relations between China and Australia have prompted Chinese importers to buy more U.S. beef, making room for Brazil to increase exports to the United States, trade data show. … Read More

The most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Cattle on Feed” report showed the feedlot inventory as of June 1 was 11.699 million head, almost unchanged from 11.671 million head on … Read More

With talk of food inflation running rampant, consumers will be relieved to hear that they won’t have to shell out big bucks for this year’s Fourth of July cookout foods, … Read More

Illinois farmers are dealing with a wide array of weather conditions depending on where they live in the state. Last weekend, areas of central Illinois received over 10 inches in … Read More

For the past year prices of beef have gone up in stores and at packing plants – but not at the farmer level. This week the Senate Agriculture Committee met … Read More