FSA letter info can be helpful
The USDA recently announced the following decision making timeline for each Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm as part of the 2014 Food & Farm ...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Tuesday livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $110. to 127.; commercial cows, 95. to 110.; feeder steers...
Sediment is erosion made up of soil and other materials transported through water.
Sediment is the No. 1 pollutant, by volume, in Butler County streams. Sediment kills a...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Oct. 14 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $120. to 139.; commercial cows, 95. to 103.; feeder steers...
U.S. pork prices may start to fall
DES MOINES, Iowa — A virus that killed millions of baby pigs in the last year and led to higher pork prices has waned thanks to warmer ...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Oct. 7 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $120. to 133.; commercial cows, 100. to 120.; feeder steers...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Sept. 30 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $115. to 139.; commercial cows, 100. to 127.; feeder stee...
Wheat now being planted
The last couple of weeks have provided hay producers with the best harvest weather of the season.
After a disappointing summer hay season, hay pr...
Corn, alfalfa harvest starts
Optimum weather conditions have dried out fields and corn silage producers have begun harvest.
Most dairy farms will harvest corn silage or ...
Tis’ the season — for harvest that is. Increased farm activity as producers harvest their crops means that drivers need to be alert for slow-moving agricultural machiner...
