Month: March 2024

An ag economist says his risk management recommendations have not changed. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin Madison tells Brownfield he still prefers the County Ag Risk Coverage plan because of where market prices [Read More…]

The Michigan Association of Conservation Districts says a plan to move technicians for the state’s voluntary environmental assurance program out of conservation districts removes a local presence for farmers. President Jerry Miller tells Brownfield the [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on technical buying and the higher midday move in beef. Feeder saw additional support from the modest losses in corn. April live cattle were [Read More…]

Photo: Brownfield’s Larry Lee with Ashley Hagenow, Wisconsin’s current Alice in Dairyland The top six candidates for Wisconsin’s Alice in Dairyland have been announced. They are Cierra Essock of Fox Lake, Halei Heinzel from Oconomowoc, [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, pulling the most active months to a weekly gain. It was an up and down day, with beans eventually able to sustain a bounce off the recent [Read More…]

An ag transportation expert says the drought situation along the Panama Canal could become the top challenge facing the U.S. grain export system in 2024. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says [Read More…]

Milk futures and the cash dairy markets continued to fall Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  March Class III milk was down $0.19 at $16.77.  April was down $0.39 at $16.78.  May was down $0.33 [Read More…]

Now that President Biden has signed the stopgap bill into law, a U.S. Representative from Iowa says lawmakers need to prioritize the farm bill. “We sent a letter to Speaker Johnson urging him to move [Read More…]

Chevron Renewable Energy Group says it’s shutting down two Midwestern biodiesel plants indefinitely. In a press release, company officials cited poor market conditions resulting from weak biodiesel volumes under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The [Read More…]

Michigan FFA’s state advisor says the Challenge 24 Teacher Academy is addressing educator shortages. Mark Forbush tells Brownfield National Teach Ag Campaign’s State Teach Ag Results (STAR) program in Michigan workshops with high school students [Read More…]