Month: January 2025

Mar. corn closed at $4.59 and 1/2, up 1 centMar. soybeans closed at $10.12, up 1 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $319.90, up $3.00Mar. soybean oil closed at 40.27, down 9 pointsMar. wheat [Read More…]

Corn for ethanol use numbers were mixed in November. The USDA says 464.938 million bushels of corn were used for fuel alcohol production, less than 1% below October, but 2% above from November 2023 as [Read More…]

Broiler hatchery numbers closed out 2024 on a strong note when compared to the end of 2023. The USDA says 249.204 million eggs entered incubation, down 455,000 from the previous week, but up 4% from [Read More…]

The change in the weather has cattle producers taking a few extra precautions. Jared Geiser from Chilton, Wisconsin tells Brownfield producers need to keep the calories coming to give cattle the energy they need. “(They [Read More…]

Several counties in Missouri have been declared eligible for federal disaster assistance following a series of early November storms. FEMA has announced that federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments, and certain [Read More…]

A northeastern Illinois farmer says the recent extension of the farm bill gives Congress more time to make improvements to the farm safety net. Chris Gould, who farms in Kane County and serves as a [Read More…]

A southeast Nebraska farmer has been busy preparing cattle ahead of a potential winter storm this weekend.   Logan Bredemeier says portable windbreak panels and calf shelters are being installed. “We’re working on getting everyone [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition says the increasing popularity of cover crops on row crop operations poses an opportunity for the livestock sector. Cliff Schuette tells Brownfield, “We’re really concentrated on the [Read More…]

A colder weather pattern across the central and eastern U.S. will become more fully established over the next 5 days, with freezes expected by early next week in all areas north of a line from [Read More…]

A crop protection specialist with Valent says management practices are key to finding success with early planted soybeans. Eric Ott says the earlier a soybean goes in the ground, the more challenges it faces. “When [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, temperatures have fallen to near-normal levels, following a late-December warm spell.  Currently, mostly cloudy, breezy conditions are in place, while patchy snow is causing local travel disruptions in western Corn Belt.  [Read More…]