Month: November 2023

Minnesota’s Agriculture Water Quality Certification program has eclipsed one million certified acres. Governor Tim Walz says participation in the voluntary program has doubled since 2019. “And in 2020 we made the bold prediction in Minnesota [Read More…]

The USDA’s Deputy Secretary says the Biden administration is continuing to invest in rural communities despite uncertainties in Congress. Xochitl Torres Small tells Brownfield the agency is prioritizing funding already secured for farmers until a [Read More…]

Ag groups are applauding a circuit court ruling that vacates a rule restricting the use of a commonly used pesticide. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association president Bob Worth tells Brownfield the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals [Read More…]

Montreal-based Saputo will close another goat cheese manufacturing plant in Wisconsin. The company announced Thursday they will move production from their Lancaster, Wisconsin site to their new state-of-the-art Reedsburg, Wisconsin facility, affecting about 100 employees.  [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower watching direct business develop. December lives closed $.80 lower at $183.87.  January feeder cattle closed $2.42 lower at $239.75.  There was a light direct [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $4.77 and 1/4, up 7 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $13.27 and 1/2, up 23 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $442.10, up $15.80Dec. soybean oil closed at 49.36, [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, padding the weekly gains and pulling January to a one-month high. Demand is solid and crush margins are bullish, which also supported soybean meal. The lower dollar [Read More…]