Month: December 2021

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower watching direct business develop.  February live cattle closed $1.72 lower at $136.57 and April live cattle closed $1.07 lower at $140.92.  January feeder cattle [Read More…]

A livestock economist says he’s optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. cattle industry. Don Close with Rabo AgriFinance says contraction in the cattle herd and the added processing capacity helps. “If you take the [Read More…]

University of Missouri researchers are urging legislation be updated or new legislation be made to protect water quality. Lead researcher Robin Rotman, an MU assistant professor of natural resources, tells Brownfield nonpoint source pollution – [Read More…]

A Nebraska ranch that used first-of-its kind technology to track cattle through the supply chain are now available for purchase.  Jacklyn Wilson with Flying Diamond Beef says she gathered data from genomic testing for tenderness, [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Senator wants to make sure the next Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration tackles an issue that’s been a priority for the dairy industry for many years.  During the Senate confirmation hearing [Read More…]

Courtesy photo Growing industrial hemp is among the issues to be discussed this week at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention. The organization’s president, Doug Sombke, tells Brownfield that compared to nearby states, South Dakota [Read More…]

An ag economist says carbon credit program standards are widely varied and will likely continue to be until USDA sets a standard. The University of Missouri’s Ray Massey compares the market to the Organic Standards [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, watching corn, and waiting for direct business to develop.  February live cattle closed $.55 lower at $138.30 and April live cattle closed $.37 lower [Read More…]

Star of the West is expanding its footprint across Michigan with the acquisition of Citizens LLC. Lisa Woodke tells Brownfield the company purchased Citizen’s Charlotte, Vermontville, and Potterville locations, and intends to rent the Battle [Read More…]

Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher Monday as supply and demand numbers and lower grain markets brought support to prices. December Class III milk up two cents at $18.62. January 24 cents [Read More…]

A west central Indiana farmer says rising ag input prices are casting a dark cloud over 2022. Tippecanoe County farmer Kevin Underwood says supply chain disruptions are even more complicated as the next generation returns [Read More…]

Nebraska Ag Director Steve Wellman says he’s making overseas trade missions one of his priorities next year to help grow the state’s ag economy.  He tells Brownfield even with international travel being disrupted from COVID-19, [Read More…]

A developing storm system over the central Plains will drift northeastward, crossing the Great Lakes region on Saturday. For the remainder of Friday into early Saturday, snow will spread from parts of Nebraska and South [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, a snowstorm is underway in some areas west of the Mississippi River. Although the band of snow is narrow, some livestock stress and travel disruptions are occurring in southern South Dakota [Read More…]