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Hot and dry cornfield conditions are breeding grounds for dangerous aspergillus ear and kernel mold that produces aflatoxins. This toxin is a carcinogen, can harm livestock and can lead to rejection at the elevator.

Looking at hog sales in March 2019 using April 2019 futures, the weaner breakeven was $43.44, up $1.74 for the week. Feed costs were up $0.41 per head. These numbers are for the week ending Sept. 7.

The Associated Press reports that a ham produced by Broadbent B&B Foods sold at a Kentucky Farm Bureau auction for $2.8 million. It was the champion ham at this year’s Kentucky State Fair.

Researchers look at ways to protect crops from stress.

Dr. Liz Wagstrom, chief veterinarian of the National Pork Producers Council discusses the African swine fever outbreak in China, and Machinery Pete answers listener questions and shares his pick of the week.

Live from the Farm Progress Show, Chip Flory talks with Tim Homan of Rabo AgriFinance about how to have those difficult conversations with your banker.

Farmland, part of Smithfield Foods, has partnered with the National FFA Organization to help support local farming.

As the U.S. economy continues to grow and unemployment dwindles, labor scarcity and wage inflation threaten the rural economy and put additional stress on profitability of the agriculture industry

If the upturn in corn and soybeans this week felt familiar—you’re right. Corn and soybean prices reacted exactly like they did one year ago, by moving higher at the end of August.

Hog farmers in North Carolina are watching with great concern the still-rising flood waters brought by Hurricane Florence. Farmers are providing feed and care for animals and fuel to power ventilation systems in barns.