Category: Ag News
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PLANTING SEASON PICKS UP AS WEATHER WINDOW OPENS ACROSS MIDWEST
Farmers across the Midwest are beginning to make progress in early spring fieldwork, as improving weather conditions provide a window for planting preparations. After a slow start tied to cooler temperatures and scattered moisture, conditions in several key growing areas have started to turn more favorable. Producers are taking advantage of drier soils to begin…
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Data centers compete with agriculture for land, power across rural America
Across the Plains and Corn Belt, a new kind of competition is emerging on the landscape—data centers versus agriculture. As demand for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital storage continues to surge, tech companies are rapidly expanding data center development into rural areas, drawn by open land, access to transmission lines and proximity to renewable…
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FUEL COST SPIKE ADDS PRESSURE AS PLANTING SEASON BEGINS
DES MOINES, Iowa — Rising diesel prices are adding another layer of strain for farmers preparing for spring fieldwork, increasing operating costs at a time when margins are already tight. Fuel is a major expense across nearly every phase of production, from tillage and planting to hauling grain and livestock. Recent price increases are forcing…
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JBS PLANT DISRUPTIONS RAISE CONCERNS FOR CATTLE MARKETS
GREELEY, Colo. — Labor disruptions tied to a developing strike involving workers at facilities connected to JBS USA are creating uncertainty across segments of the U.S. cattle industry, with potential ripple effects from feedlots to retail beef prices. While not all plants are affected, any slowdown in processing capacity can quickly back up cattle ready…
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FERTILIZER STICKER SHOCK FORCES TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD OF 2026 PLANTING
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A sharp rise in fertilizer prices is forcing farmers across the Midwest to rethink nutrient strategies heading into the 2026 growing season. Prices for key inputs like phosphorus and potassium have climbed significantly from levels seen just a few years ago, creating new pressure on already tight margins. Agronomists say growers may…
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MISSOURI WEEKLY MARKET UPDATE
Missouri Markets Push Higher as Cattle Lead the Charge Jason Mathis 3/23/2026 Missouri livestock markets came alive this past week, and if you spent any time around a sale barn, you could feel it. Buyers showed up ready to go to work, and they had to pay to get cattle bought. Feeder cattle led the…