Month: November 2021

Corteva Agriscience U.S. crop protection commercial launch leader Dr. Eric Scherder says a benchmark when developing the Enlist weed control system was a commitment to stewardship grounded in product efficacy and a plethora of grower [Read More…]

The US House has finally passed the bipartisan infrastructure package which in the ag industry call crucial to Rural America. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says this is a historic investment for America that will make [Read More…]

A new study shows stationary brushes and hanging hemp ropes are very important for cattle of all ages.  Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada used stationary brushes to study weaned dairy [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher on the higher cash business and recent strength in boxed beef prices.  December live cattle closed $1.17 higher at $131.80 and February [Read More…]

A recent report by RaboResearch says the European Union might need more traditional biofuels to reach environmental goals if new technologies are slow to develop.  The report says unforeseen events in the future could affect [Read More…]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is gathering feedback concerning non-tariff trade barriers. Minnesota Soybean Growers executive director Joe Smentek tells Brownfield the Association submitted comments on several issues. “China still has some non-tariff [Read More…]

President Biden has appointed Wisconsin’s new Farm Service Agency Executive Director and a new Rural Development Director. Eugene Schriefer is the new FSA Executive Director.  Schriefer has been a senior outreach specialist with the University [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply lower on profit taking and technical selling. Near-term U.S. harvest conditions should allow some areas to wrap up and conditions in South America are favorable ahead of full emergence of La Nina. [Read More…]

The Midwest Truckers Association says the Department of Transportation (DOT) is kicking the tires on a pilot program that could help improve supply chain bottlenecks. Executive Director Don Schaefer tells Brownfield the program could allow [Read More…]

A group of Midwestern Governors is asking the EPA to allow year-round E15 sales.  In a letter to Administrator Michael Regan, the governors urge Regan to use his authority under Section 211 of the Clean [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $5.59 and 1/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $12.09 and 1/4, down 22 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $335.80, down $5.00Dec. soybean oil closed at 59.58, [Read More…]

An Illinois Congresswoman spoke out against lowering Renewable Volume Obligation mandates in the Renewable Fuels Standard.  During a House Ag Committee hearing Wednesday, Cheri Bustos urged the EPA not to set lower 2021 and 2022 [Read More…]