Ag News
Fueling demand for corn ethanol
Corn Marketing Program of Michigan executive director Jim Zook explains how the checkoff is working to keep ethanol a viable market for corn farmers and where aviation fuel production fits. …
Slowing economy could pressure beef demand
Real Gross Domestic Product is projected to decline for just the second time since 2009 and an ag economist says that could be bad news for beef demand. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says as [Read More…]
Tighter turkey stocks will likely push prices higher heading into the holidays
A livestock economist says consumers should prepare for more expensive holiday turkeys this year. In addition to rising retail prices from inflationary pressures, University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says turkey stocks have also tightened. [Read More…]
A more active pattern ahead for the Heartland; much colder weather North & West
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the West. Meanwhile, near- [Read More…]
Nebraska’s Crop Residue Exchange aiding cattle producers, cropland farmers during drought
Connecting producers with alterative feeding sources. As drought continues to limit hay supplies, the University of Nebraska has launched an online platform to help cattle producers find alternative feeding options this winter. The Crop Residue [Read More…]
Early November hunting strategies
It’s no secret that early November is considered the prime time for hunting whitetail deer. On this week’s episode of Outdoor Adventures, Southwest Iowa hunter Lance Cornelius from the television shows The Woodsman and Buckventures [Read More…]
Tighter cattle supplies are providing a bump in prices
A field representative with a local livestock auction says tighter cattle supplies are providing much-needed support to prices. Tim Clifton, with the MO-KAN Livestock Market, which is located a little over an hour from Kansas [Read More…]
Hog futures supported by higher pork values
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were pressured by technical selling, feeders were mostly higher on the lower move in corn. December live cattle closed $.42 lower at $153 and February live cattle closed [Read More…]
Soybeans manage firm Friday finish as corn closes weak
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying but ended the week with modest losses on harvest pressure and the relative strength in the dollar. Export demand is solid, with Spain and China buying [Read More…]
More rail and trucks hauling grain to Gulf
Barge availability along the Mississippi River is limited, causing an uptick in trail and rail demand to move grain for export. National Grain and Feed Association CEO Mike Seyfert says the amount of rail carloads [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 28, 2022
Dec. corn closed at $6.80 and 3/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $13.87 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $425.40, up $10.00Dec. soybean oil closed at 71.79, [Read More…]
Reducing Sprayer Priming Waste with ReClaim
Farmers invest a lot of money in crop protection, so Precision Planting has moved into the sprayer market to help farmers address challenges with application equipment. This week Andrew Feucht returns to highlight ReClaim, a [Read More…]
The competition for space in the consumer’s shopping cart
Beef continues to face competition from plant-based alternatives, but is it losing ground? Jessica Lancaster with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says when it comes to taste and quality – beef continues to be the [Read More…]
Snodgrass: although river levels are low, they need to return to normal slowly
Low Mississippi River levels continue to complicate barge movement, but a principal atmospheric scientist says the levels need to return to normal slowly. Eric Snodgrass is also the senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions. [Read More…]
Baerlocher reflects on year as National FFA president
The 2021-2022 National FFA President is reflecting on his year at the helm of the organization. Cole Baerlocher says getting familiar with the unfamiliar is one of his biggest lessons from his time as National [Read More…]
Unseasonably mild weather ahead for the Heartland, increasingly wet on the Plains, across the West
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the country, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the West. Meanwhile, below-normal [Read More…]
Cattle futures fall despite solid fundamentals
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower on technical selling and at least some disappointment over the weekly export sales numbers. That caused traders to ignore the session’s positives: higher direct cash [Read More…]
Wisconsin farmers take advantage of late warm weather
A western Wisconsin farmer is grateful Mother Nature has brought some late-season warm weather to help finish the corn. Shane Goplin has begun harvesting corn near Osseo. He tells Brownfield, “We’re hunting and pecking on [Read More…]
Basis levels drying up along Mississippi River
Basis prices are softening along the Mississippi as river levels dry up. University of Minnesota Extension grain market economist Ed Usset tells Brownfield the basis for corn at the Savage barge loading facility south of [Read More…]
AgMarket.Net Convention
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican will be on the ground at AgMarket.Net Convention in Nashville, Tennessee February 5 & 6, 2023. …