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Marketing grain during rallies
Grain markets have seen some strong rallies this summer, creating opportunities for producers to make sales. But marketing grain takes planning and discipline. On this episode, we’ll discuss strategies for marketing during rallies and how [Read More…]
Mexico ends pseudorabies-related limits on U.S. pork
Mexico recently lifted import restrictions on certain U.S. pork products stemming from a pseudorabies outbreak earlier this year. Erin Borror with the U.S. Meat Export Federation says Mexico had imposed precautionary measures following the detection [Read More…]
Weather, demand support wheat, soybeans, corn
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Most forecasts have a return to hot temperatures in much of the region, potentially stressing the developing crop. The trade’s also watching for any signs of new [Read More…]
Ethanol production rises on margins, demand
U.S. ethanol production bounced back after a couple of weeks of decline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.094 million barrels per day, up 54,000 on the week and 16,000 on the year, [Read More…]
Hinson pushes Senate to act on E15 and Save Our Bacon Act
U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says securing year-round E15 sales and addressing California’s Proposition 12 are among her top agricultural priorities for the remainder of the year. “The Save Our Bacon Act, I met with a [Read More…]
Vilsack urges action on food waste
As global leaders assess solutions to hunger and food insecurity, the head of the World Food Prize Foundation says the United States must also take a hard look at the amount of food wasted each [Read More…]
Iowa growers receive rains as July winds down
Iowa’s state climatologist says a good portion of the state has received some timely rains this week. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield that’s good news for row crop growers in areas that have been dealing with [Read More…]
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee considers USDA’s $11.1 billion emergency farm aid request
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the supplemental funding bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate would provide farmers $11.1 billion in emergency relief. “It buys the nation the security that we need, and it buys [Read More…]
Don’t wait to scout for soybean cyst nematode
In this episode of Managing for Profit, OSU Extension’s soybean pathologist Horacio Lopez-Nicora says soybean cyst nematode can cause significant yield loss without any above-ground symptoms. The post Don’t wait to scout for soybean cyst [Read More…]
Very warm to hot weather to cover much of the Nation; a drier pattern set to evolve for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall from the eastern Plains into [Read More…]
United Soybean Board selects new CEO
The United Soybean Board has named Courtney Knupp as its next CEO. Knupp currently serves as the director of global supply chain at the National Security Council and has nearly two decades of experience in [Read More…]
Michigan invests in regenerative farmer networks to boost soil health and conservation
Twelve farmer networks are receiving state funding to help advance the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices across Michigan. Will Jacquinde manages the Regenerative Farmer Network Grant Program within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. [Read More…]
FDA adds border screenings as cyclospora outbreak investigation expands
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into the source of a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across the country continues. Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas says there have been more than 1,600 confirmed cases. “For this particular cluster, [Read More…]
Livestock producers calling for conservation support in new farm bill
The president of the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition says a new five-year farm bill is just as critical for livestock producers as it is for row crop farmers. Cliff Schuette, who raises cattle in southern [Read More…]
A mixed Tuesday for cash dairy prices at CME
Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0025 to $0.6975. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.03 to $1.66. Three sales were recorded ranging from $1.6350 to $1.6575. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.6275. No sales were recorded. Butter was up $0.0025 to $1.5750. Twelve sales were recorded ranging from $1.56 to $1.5650. Nonfat dry milk was down $0.02 to $1.43. Twenty-five sales were [Read More…]
High fertilizer prices likely to drive phosphate cutbacks this fall
An agronomist with CHS expects farmers to alter fall fertility plans. Corey Klaphake covers southern Minnesota and says cutbacks are likely because of high fertilizer prices. “I think definitely there will be some cutting back [Read More…]
K-State Risk and Profit Conference
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the K-State Risk and Profit Conference. The post K-State Risk and Profit Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
South Dakota farmer: corn survived heat, rain now critical for yields
A farmer in eastern South Dakota says last week’s heat dome didn’t have much impact on the corn at his farm, which is tasseling. Travis Renkly farms in Brookings County, and he says the rains [Read More…]
Corn, soybean ratings climb as Nebraska crops progress
Crop conditions are moving in the right direction for Nebraska farmers. USDA’s latest weekly crop update shows corn improved from 63 to 65 percent good to excellent, while soybeans went from 65 to 68 percent [Read More…]
Eastern Missouri farmer says corn and soybeans better than expected
A farmer in eastern Missouri says corn and soybeans are doing better than expected in mid-July, considering the soil compaction issues that happened during the wet spring. Jim Boerding, who farms in St. Charles County, [Read More…]