Month: June 2024

Soybeans ended the day mostly higher.  Soybean oil was higher Tuesday and bean meal also found some strength.  The USDA dropped the crop conditions rating 2 points to 70% good to excellent.  That’s still well [Read More…]

A dairy and crop farmer in northern Wisconsin says he will likely have a lot of prevent plant acres this year. Ben Augustine says, “There’s a number of fields in my area that just ain’t [Read More…]

John Deere’s latest series of combine is geared toward livestock producers looking for high straw quality. Deere go-to-market manager for harvesting equipment Bergen Nelson says the new T6 800 is a “walker” machine. “As the [Read More…]

An agronomist says farmers should go ahead and plant their soybeans as soon as the soil is dry enough, even though it’s mid-June. Tony Lenz, an agronomist with Stine Seed tells Brownfield in most cases, [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.50, up 6 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.74, up 16 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $364.60, up $4.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 44.30, up 57 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]

Tar spot has been confirmed in several Corn Belt states already and has growers on alert.                “If you’re finding it in the other states around us, more likely it’s here as well.”  AgriGold agronomist Kevin [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.48.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down another $0.0550, or eleven cents in two days at [Read More…]

Stormy weather is forecast for parts of the Upper Midwest through early July. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources senior climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld says the Climate Prediction Center indicates the next two weeks will remain active. [Read More…]

A professor at Ohio State University is leading an initiative to address food waste in households across the country.  Brian Roe says the project is funded by a $2.5 million USDA grant. “Helping households realize the [Read More…]

Oversaturated soils are resulting in lost crop nutrients. University of Minnesota Extension educator Brad Carlson says many fields are several inches above water-holding capacity. “The loss processes of nitrogen are water-based. So when we have [Read More…]