Ag News
ASPIRE Act aims to connect people to careers in agriculture
Legislation that addresses workforce shortages in agriculture has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith tells Brownfield the Agriculture Skills Preparation for Industry Recruitment Efforts, or ASPIRE Act, gets at an issue [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 28, 2022
Sep. corn closed at $6.15, up 14 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $16.09 and 1/4, up 30 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $489.70, up 80 centsAug. soybean oil closed at 61.18, up [Read More…]
Beam to chair Kansas wildfire taskforce in wake of December disaster
Kansas Ag Director Mike Beam has been selected to lead the state’s wildfire taskforce to help producers prepare and mitigate future disasters. He tells Brownfield there’s been an alarming increase in wildfires in the last [Read More…]
Baldwin, Grassley introduce ag land foreign ownership bill
Legislation introduced Thursday would bring more scrutiny and better tracking of foreign farmland ownership. Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin says she worked with Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley to introduce the Farmland Security Act [Read More…]
CME milk futures and cash dairy closed lower Wednesday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. July Class III milk was up $0.01 at $22.51. August closed down $0.50 at $20.67. September closed down $0.42 at [Read More…]
Michigan Master Farmer credits irrigation for diverse rotation
A central Michigan farmer says he’s a firm believer in irrigation on his sandy soils. Fourth-generation farmer Greg McCarthy of Edmore was the first one in his family to grow potatoes in the early ‘80s. [Read More…]
Ethanol production down, supply tighter
U.S. ethanol production and stocks moved lower last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.021 million barrels a day, down 13,000 on the week, but up 7,000 on the year. Plant margins [Read More…]
Don’t overcook your pork
A decade after the USDA updated its guidelines for safely preparing pork, Jane Stone with the Nebraska Pork Producers says they’re still reminding consumers not to over cook pork. AUDIO: Healthy Living, Jane Stone … [Read More…]
Indiana farmer says the pressure is on to raise his best crop ever
An Indiana farmer says commodity prices might be at record highs, but that’s only part of the story. Kevin Cox, farms in west central Indiana, says corn and soybean prices have hit levels he never [Read More…]
A more responsive safety net for catastrophic animal disease events
A professor of applied economics would like to see a more responsive safety net when catastrophic animal disease events occur. Marin Bozic with the University of Minnesota says that could be accomplished through Title XI [Read More…]
Analyst says new Ukraine deal impacted markets
The agreement allowing Ukraine grain shipments to resume is having an impact on commodity markets. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield, “It’s definitely having some impact on that wheat market today so that’s [Read More…]
Seed manager not warming up to early planted soybeans
A product manager for an Upper Midwest seed company is not warming up to the idea of early planted soybeans. Dennis Schultze with Peterson Farms Seed, an independent seed company based near Fargo, North Dakota, [Read More…]
Wisconsin Farmers Union president steps down, takes staff position
The President of Wisconsin Farmers Union is stepping down to take a staff position in the organization. Rick Adamski Rick Adamski announced Thursday he will be the new Government Relations Director. Former president and current [Read More…]
Nearly half of Missouri enters drought alert
Governor Parson has declared a drought alert for 53 counties in southern and central Missouri. He said several actions supporting farmers and ranchers are being set in motion… “Already, the Department of Natural Resources and [Read More…]
Cattle futures position squaring ahead of Friday’s reports
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower position squaring ahead of Friday’s USDA reports with pressure from the lower boxed beef prices and feeders were supported by the lower move in corn. [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn see more weather pressure
Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling. Beans continued to respond to forecasts for less threatening weather in some areas next week. Still, after this anticipated break in the weather, some outlooks do have [Read More…]
West-central Minnesota farmer says crops look surprisingly good
A west-central Minnesota farmer says crops that did get planted look good. Pope County corn and soybean grower Richard Syverson tells Brownfield there’s a significant amount of prevent plant in his area because of a [Read More…]
Finding hope in a maddening world
Commentary. It is hot. It is dry. The earth is thirsty, and the forecast holds little promise of relief. Fuel prices are high, parts and services once readily available are now much more expensive than [Read More…]
Administration says ag is crucial in the fight against climate change
The Biden administration is making investments to combat the impacts of climate change. Deputy Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi says $2.3 billion in funding was announced by President Biden on Wednesday to address the extreme heat [Read More…]
Productions concerns weigh on pork producers
Labor shortages, transportation bottlenecks and environmental regulations are some of the top concerns for pork producers at the Nebraska Pork Expo. Jared Lierman owns an 8,000 wean to finish operation near Beemer and tells Brownfield he would [Read More…]