Month: August 2022

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to gather input on what the 2023 Farm Bill needs to include. National legislative counsel John Kran tells Brownfield their organization recently held a series of listening sessions to hear farmer [Read More…]

The Wisconsin State Fair attractions, competitions, and great weather brought attendance up 19% over 2021. Public Relations Director Tess Kerksen says 1,003,450 fairgoers visited this year’s event.  By the numbers, more than 10-thousand competitive exhibit [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed Friday, closing lower for the week. Weather has moderated in much of the region but there’s a chance of a return to hot, dry conditions next month in some areas. Beans were [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, mostly higher and feeder cattle were mostly lower ahead of Friday’s On Feed numbers, which had higher than expected placements for July.  Feeder cattle had additional [Read More…]

Cranberry growers are expecting a better crop this year.  Tom Lochner is with the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association. He says, “So far, it looks like it’s going to be an average-size crop for the [Read More…]

The interaction between a weakening cold front and the Southwestern monsoon circulation will continue to generate rain across the South. In addition, a low-pressure system over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico will drift northwestward, with [Read More…]

Germination and emergence are some of the first predictors of a successful crop. This week, Product Marketing Specialist Andrew Feucht outlines how growers can learn if they have germination or emergence issues and what can [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, near- or below-normal temperatures continue to benefit filling corn and soybeans.  Although dry weather prevails across much of the Corn Belt, showers and a few thunderstorms are spreading across the upper [Read More…]