South Dakota State University Extension is inviting swine producers to join this year’s SowBridge, the online educational series provided by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University. 

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting the Cash Rents and Leases survey.

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High beef prices mean it’s important to protect your investment.

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The corn, wheat and soybean markets aren’t where they were a year ago. The average price received by farmers for corn during December 2024 in Minnesota was $4.22 per bushel according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Agricultural Prices report. 

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Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023.

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USDA’s first Cattle Inventory report for 2025 reflects a year over year decrease, but what might that mean for the cattle market in coming months? Rod Bain with USDA has the story. 

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The National Chicken Council released its annual Chicken Wing Report, projecting Americans will consume 1.47 billion chicken wings while watching the Chiefs and Eagles battle for the Lombardi Trophy.

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The January 2025 Rural Mainstreet Index fell below growth neutral for the 16th time in the past 17 months. For the eighth time in the past nine months, farmland prices took a tumble.

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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over the latest drought coverage map for crops and commodities in drought for the period ending January 28.

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Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich bring you coverage from the North Dakota Livestock Alliance's annual Livestock Summit at the Fargo Holiday Inn this past week, Sarah visits with Rachel Gibbs, NDSU Extension's new livestock specialist for ruminant system management based at the Hettinger Research Extension Center, and Rusty shares a sit-down feature interview with the new Director of the Northern Crops Institute, David Boehm. 

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