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Farmers dealing with late harvest, moldy corn 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:10 PM 11/06/09 - Farmers who are getting ready for their yearly harvest are finding fields full of moldy corn. A cool summer and relatively wet October are to blame. (Full Story)
Senator: No stimulus money for US-China wind farm 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:47 AM 11/06/09 - A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project. (Full Story)
Man dead after falling off silo 1 Comment Last Updated: 12:55 PM 11/05/09 - The Buffalo County Sheriff says it happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday on a farm in the Town of Glencoe, near Arcadia. (Full Story)
Wet weather delays harvest from Midwest to South 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:42 AM 11/05/09 - Late-season rains have delayed harvest from the Great Plains to the Deep South, frustrating farmers and raising questions about whether some in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf region would be able to stay in business. (Full Story)
Three-million acres taken out of conservation program 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:18 AM 11/04/09 - Millions of acres of farmland are being released from a federal conservation program and could soon be tilled. (Full Story)
Vt. slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:03 AM 11/03/09 - U.S. Department of Agriculture records show Bushway Packing Inc. of Grand Isle was closed for a day in May, again in June and again in July after an inspector cited it for inhumane treatment of animals. (Full Story)
Farmers growing electricity along with their crops 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:36 AM 11/02/09 - The Oregon Department of Agriculture says more farms are taking advantage of an array of grants and tax credits available to install renewable energy. (Full Story)
U.S. cotton almost clear of voracious boll weevil 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:32 PM 10/30/09 - Boll weevils ate through U.S. cotton crops for more than a century, costing growers $20 billion. (Full Story)
Homegrown Renewable Energy Campaign partners to host second bus tour Last Updated: 10:49 AM 10/30/09 - The Wisconsin Farmers Union and other Homegrown Renewable Energy Campaign partners will host a bus tour on Nov. 13 to highlight the benefits of four homegrown renewable energy policies promoted by the campaign and the opportunities for clean energy jobs in Wisconsin. (Full Story)
Wisconsin farmer promotes 'good-food revolution' 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:24 AM 10/29/09 - After years of tilling away in obscurity, Milwaukee farmer Will Allen has found sudden fame as the face of the urban farming movement. (Full Story)
Farm states may copy Ohio vote on livestock rules 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:40 AM 10/28/09 - The move could give farmers in rural America a blueprint for battling groups intent on outlawing cramped cages for cows, chickens and hogs. (Full Story)
Low milk prices have dairy farmers killing cows 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:24 AM 10/27/09 - More than 225,000 cows have been killed this year through a program run by the National Milk Producers Federation. (Full Story)
Wis. man convicted of failing to register cattle 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:59 AM 10/26/09 - Patrick Monchilovich of Cumberland was found guilty of violating the 2005 law and ordered to pay nearly $400 in fines and costs. (Full Story)
Washington wine production grows 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:56 AM 10/26/09 - The massive storage and fermentation tanks being erected in Washington's wine corridors show that things are changing. (Full Story)
Oregon gets approval to certify organic farms 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:42 AM 10/20/09 - The government says organic farming in that state grew by almost nine times between 2002 and 2007. (Full Story)
WFU: Feingold’s bill will give consumers better choices Last Updated: 3:01 PM 10/19/09 - Feingold introduces dairy COOL legislation (Full Story)
Federal judge shutters Idaho grazing allotment 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:29 AM 10/19/09 - It's an effort to protect wild bighorns. (Full Story)
New Wisconsin program to preserve farmland begins 0 Comments Last Updated: 6:51 AM 10/16/09 - The state will take your request to have land designated as an agricultural enterprise area. (Full Story)
World Food Prize talks to focus on food security 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:42 AM 10/14/09 - Starting today, growers and distributors from around the world will discuss ways to make sure people have access to food. (Full Story)
Kentucky lawmaker pushes industrial hemp farming 2 Comments Last Updated: 7:59 AM 10/13/09 - The proposal would require those growers to be licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. (Full Story)
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Product	Month	Price	Change
Corn	09Jul	417'2	-11'0

Soybeans	09Jul	1130'0	-17'0

Soybean Oil	09Jul	37.90	-0.94

Soybean Meal	09Jul	358.2	-41

Class III Milk	09May	9.83	0.01

Live Cattle	09Jun	82.375	-15'6

(future Maykets updated @ 6 pm weekdays)

Product	Month	Price	Change
Oats	09Jul	228'0	0'0

Ethanol	09Jun	1.678	-0.038

Wheat	09Jul	577'4	-15'6

Feeder Cattle	09May	99.000	-0.025

Lean Hogs	09Jun	65.525	-0.475

Cash-settled Butter	09May	123.00	0.00