Jan 5, 2021 · Mother Nature's handiwork can be a bit confusing at times. The development of hoar frost typically occurs on relatively clear nights when air with a dewpoint below 32° is brought to saturation by cooling.

Dec 20, 2024 · “I do not know where the UW economists got this 15-cent figure. I think it’s going to be a lot higher,” Hardin said. Dairy co-ops in the Upper Midwest want to keep the milk order and most will likely bloc vote “yes” in the name of their members, but Hardin thinks that the Upper Midwest is one region of the country that could do fine without a FMMO.

Dec 23, 2024 · The impact of rising costs has rippled across the entire agricultural community. Farmers struggling with higher input costs and reduced income from lower crop yields and milk prices have had to cut corners, mainly by putting off big …

Nov 21, 2024 · Avian Influenza hits turkeys and eggs hardest. With more than 100 million birds affected – and since March 2024, dairy cattle, too – the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been giving farmers and consumers headaches for nearly three years.Since the first detection in dairy, avian influenza has been detected in …

Dec 18, 2024 · For squeaky cheese curds, consider this fifth-generation farm in Stevens Point. Feltz Family Farms does more than produce milk. The fifth-generation dairy farm located near Stevens Point has also expanded to include a Farmstead Cheese Plant and dairy store where customers can purchase cheese and other products made from the milk of the family's 300-head herd of dairy cows.

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Feb 29, 2024 · But that supply of feeder cattle will likely tighten during the rest of this year. The smallest beef calf crop since 1948, brought on by drought and high feed prices and the contraction of the beef cow herd, along with a significant decrease in replacement beef heifers, means that there won’t be as many cattle to put in feedlots to replace those going out.

Oct 1, 2024 · Quality Beef Calves: 400.00 to 900.00. Light & Poor Quality Calves: 100.00 & down, heavy discounts on light and poor quality. FEEDER CATTLE: As of 09/27/24 sale.

Jul 12, 2024 · A report this year from the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended the U.S. Department of Agriculture improve the reliability and timeliness of its data.. Also this year, U.S. Sen.Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill with bipartisan support in an effort to improve reporting and enforcement of existing federal laws on foreign farmland ownership.

Dec 17, 2024 · Corn receipts are expected to fall $16.6 billion (20.8%), exceeding the already dire September projection of a $16 billion, or 20%, decline. Soybean receipts are likewise forecast to fall $6.9 billion (12.3%), improving marginally from the previously anticipated 14.6% decline, but still representing a sharp downturn.