Month: November 2022

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower and feeders were lower ahead of the bulk of the week’s direct cash business. December live cattle closed $.55 higher at $151.95 and February live [Read More…]

A partnership between the U.S. Soy Transportation Coalition and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation encourages more agricultural shipping through the Great Lakes. Mike Steenhoek Mike Steenhoek with the U.S. Soy Transportation Coalition says the [Read More…]

The nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative is celebrating a record year for sales and earnings. CHS CEO Jay Debertin says for the fiscal year ending August 31st, the Minnesota-based company reported net income of $1.7 billion [Read More…]

Several biofuel and farm organizations are defending the EPA in court over small refinery exemptions. Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association says RFA, Growth Energy, the American Coalition for Ethanol, and National Farmers Union [Read More…]

An official with the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway says it is hard to tell if increased ag product movement on the Great Lakes is because of transportation issues on the Mississippi River.  Peter [Read More…]

A Southwest Nebraska farmer says harvest is nearing the finish line. Andy Jobman tells Brownfield he has about a week left and yields are beating expectations despite the region’s historic drought. “We thought we had [Read More…]

A local meat processing facility will utilize a new grant from USDA to support the region’s beef industry, create jobs and boost the economy. Nebraska-based Greater Omaha Packing is preparing for a $100 million expansion [Read More…]

Some farmers across the Corn Belt have expressed concerns about the price and availability of diesel heading into winter. Fuel supplier Mansfield Energy, based in Georgia, recently issued an alert saying diesel shortages could be [Read More…]

Soybean farmers are in Kenya and Tanzania this week as part of a trade mission hosted by the USDA. Kansas farmer Lance Rezac representing the United Soybean Board tells Brownfield three weeks ago the new [Read More…]

A northern Wisconsin farmer is very pleased with this year’s soybean crop, but it’s too soon to evaluate his corn.  Ben Augustine farms near Sheldon. He tells Brownfield, “Beans up in my area did fairly [Read More…]

Harvest has wrapped up for southwest Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser, and he says it was his worst crop in a decade. “We had lots of downed corn we had to harvest this year because of [Read More…]