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Matt Bennett A grain market expert says high input prices throw a lot more risk into the marketing equation in 2022. Matt Bennett, with AgMarket.net tells Brownfield, “When you’ve got that much money invested in [Read More…]

The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking revisions to the compromise bill addressing competition in cattle markets. Scott Bennett, Director of Congressional relations for AFBF says their membership agreed robust price discovery is important to [Read More…]

An attorney who chairs his firm’s cyber security and data privacy practice group says ransomware attacks are coming from sophisticated criminal enterprises but farmers CAN protect their businesses and those they work with. Tedrick Housh [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mostly lower watching direct business develop.  Feeders were under additional pressure from the day’s mostly higher move in corn.  February live cattle closed [Read More…]

Soybean district meeting in Lamar, Missouri District soybean meetings have begun across the state. Outreach and education director Baylee Siegel says that this year’s in-person gatherings are a welcome change and a touchpoint between farmers [Read More…]

The value of manure is being accentuated by high fertilizer prices. University of Minnesota Extension specialist Melissa Wilson reminds crop farmers manure contains all the major nutrients and could provide “the best bang for their [Read More…]

Tim Trotter moved from Executive Director to CEO of the two dairy organizations earlier this month. In this Brownfield interview, Trotter explains why the changes took place, and he discusses other issues important to the [Read More…]

Farmland values are up 35% in the Grain Belt and an ag real estate expert says that’s pricing young and new farmers out of the market. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company says it’s historically [Read More…]

The trade organization representing biodiesel and now renewable diesel and sustainable aviation is celebrating 30 years. Clean Fuels Alliance America, formerly National Biodiesel Board, is celebrating milestones from the past three decades and looking ahead [Read More…]

A central Illinois farmer says the midterm elections could impact the 2023 Farm Bill process. Rob Shaffer raises soybeans, corn, and Angus cattle. “Farm Bill hearings are starting already, but it’s hard to start talking [Read More…]

The USDA says there were more cattle placed into U.S. feed lots in December 2021 than any other December on record. The total of 1.963 million head was 6% above the previous year, with most [Read More…]

Ranking member of the House Ag Committee Glenn G.T. Thompson of Pennsylvania pressed Ag Secretary Vilsack at a committee hearing this week for his commitment to help address issues within the nation’s Federal Milk Marketing [Read More…]

A risk management specialist says dairy producers need to know how Dairy Revenue Protection and Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy compare for their farms before choosing one over the other. Mike North with ever.ag says, “Neither tool [Read More…]

Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the week mixed correcting over traded positions while cash cheese closed lower. January Class III milk was four cents higher at $20.29. February 32 cents lower at [Read More…]

An ag economist expects to see some themes of 2021 carry throughout the year ahead. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank tells Brownfield, “Labor is that systemic issue that has reached every corner of the American economy [Read More…]

Baggett (right) with Michael Glade, DVMPhoto Credit — Ed Mountain Bison producer Donnis Baggett is impressed with the wholesale price of the meat he raises. “Average bull carcass of 624 pounds, $3.87 per pound, hanging [Read More…]

Biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuels are available now to help meet nationwide carbon reduction goals. Matt Herman is the director of environmental science for Clean Fuels Alliance America.   “The carbon reductions that [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed higher and feeders were mostly higher, watching direct business.  February live cattle closed $.87 higher at $138.55 and March feeder cattle closed $.20 higher at $165.62. There [Read More…]

The first cases of African swine fever in Thailand have been confirmed.  According to the World Organization for Animal Health three pigs were purchased in 2021 as pets by a private citizen.  All three pigs [Read More…]