Month: October 2024

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp covers the Minnesota Farmers Union Convention in Minneapolis, MN. The post Minnesota Farmers Union Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

A northwest Minnesota farmer is building her marketing plan around cost of production. Theresia Gillie of Hallock says she uses an online tool from North Dakota State University’s website to identify her break- even point. [Read More…]

A market analyst says livestock producers waiting for even lower feed prices should be very careful.  Mike North with Ever.ag says when prices went down, other buyers also entered the market. “Those markets really started [Read More…]

The director of government affairs for the American Soybean Association says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reinstating its Application Exclusion Zone rule. Originally established in 2015, the Application Exclusion Zone Rule is part of the Farmworker [Read More…]

An agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids says the impact of this summer’s corn leaf aphid infestations are coming to light as harvest progresses. Chad Kalaher, who covers eastern and northeastern Illinois, tells Brownfield… “This year will [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol exports improved from July to August. The Renewable Fuels Association says August ethanol exports were 141.2 million gallons, up 4% on the month, with strong month-to-month increases for several key customers canceling out [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.60.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.02 at $1.9275.   Two [Read More…]