Month: December 2023

An Indiana pork farmer says he’s bracing for more regulatory requirements.  Keith Schoettmer tells Brownfield, “Proposition 12 was a shot across the bow, if you will, that these types of challenges are going to come.” [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans were down on liquidation, along with losses in products, despite the good demand, tight supplies, and bullish crush margins. Forecasts have more rain in dry parts [Read More…]

An ag economist says with 2023 being one of the least profitable years on record, pork producers need to continue to manage risk aggressively. Steve Meyer chief livestock economist for ever.ag says 2024 will be better, [Read More…]

A bill was recently introduced into the U.S. Senate to help cattle producers protect their herds from the devastating impacts of black vulture depredation.  Companion legislation for the Black Vulture Relief Act was introduced into [Read More…]

A weed specialist with University of Missouri Extension says farmers should be mindful of the impacts persistent dry conditions have on crops in the next growing season. Kevin Bradley says herbicide carryover can injure crops [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Brent Barnett will cover the 2023 Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit in Altoona on December 14, 2023. …     

Investors are looking to acquire farmland in north-central Illinois. Compeer Financial certified appraiser Nicole Schaefer works out of Ottawa and says tracts continue coming up for sale. “With a lot of it lately we’ve been [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol exports fell back a little bit in October. The Renewable Fuels Association says October exports of 117.1 million gallons were down 3% from the 18-month high hit in September. Canada took the top [Read More…]

U.S. beef and pork exports have been on the rise to Colombia. Grant Menke, Deputy Secretary with the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says that was confirmed during a recent trade mission to the country. “We [Read More…]