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Wisconsin’s Soybean Marketing Board looks forward to getting an in-state soybean crushing plant. Farmer Andy Bensend is on the board and tells Brownfield the dairy and poultry producers need soybean meal, yet Wisconsin soybeans must [Read More…]

A senior economist at The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says the ag economy is softening. Cortney Cowley says it all starts with farmer concern over low grain market prices. “We’re coming off of very [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $4.10 and 1/2, up 5 centsAug. soybeans closed at $11.66 and 1/4, up 8 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $357.20, up $7.10Aug. soybean oil closed at 49.55, up 91 [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed, watching direct business develop, while feeders were down on the higher corn. August live was up $.50 at $186.42 and October was $.32 higher at $187.17. August [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, in light post-holiday trade, cementing a higher weekly finish. There was more rain in the forecast for the upper Midwest ahead of a warmer, drier pattern. Weekly [Read More…]

Michigan State University researchers have developed a new tool to calculate the economic benefits of replacing low yield areas in fields with prairie strips.  Graduate student Rachel Drobnak tells Brownfield the strips of native flowers, [Read More…]

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Michigan’s wheat harvest is starting in pockets across the state. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield farmers should take the crop at higher moisture levels to stay ahead of quality issues. “Last year, we [Read More…]

Vital Farms, based in Austin, Texas, is expanding its operations in Seymour, Indiana. President and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco says the company will utilize a newly created egg washing and packing facility. “We bring eggs in from [Read More…]

A board member for the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) says recent trade missions with Japan show promise for the ethanol industry. Jim Reed tells Brownfield Japan is exploring changes to the ethanol content of its [Read More…]

Pork export sales shot to a marketing year high during the week ending June 27th. The USDA says pork sales were up on the week and considerably larger than average, with Mexico, China, and Japan [Read More…]

A biofuels market specialist says demand has been increasing for biomass-based diesel. Paul Nees, general manager of global supply and trading with Chevron Renewable Energy Group, says new production capacity has been coming online. “So [Read More…]

A human case of H5N1 Influenza A has been confirmed in Colorado. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus was detected in a dairy farm worker where cows had previously tested positive. [Read More…]

An Illinois Congresswoman says upcoming Senate hearings related to the farm bill are a good sign. Nikki Budzinski, who represents the state’s 13th district, says a lot of work remians. “We’re in session in Washington [Read More…]

Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall around daybreak near Tulum, Mexico, will weaken to tropical-storm strength today while crossing the Yucatan Peninsula.  However, Beryl may re-strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico before making a final landfall [Read More…]

There is a lot for farmers to consider when contemplating the right grain handling system for a farm. In this Managing for Profit, Paul Brisebois, AGI Senior Vice President says farmers are often looking to [Read More…]

A crop insurance agent in southeast Nebraska says recent heavy rains and flooding have caused some crop damage in the state. “Some of the crop is 100% gone, depending on the stage.” Ruth Gerdes with [Read More…]

USDA has released its recommendations for changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.  The recommendations cover a variety of issues discussed at length during the USDA hearing held last fall and early winter in [Read More…]

The winter wheat harvest continues, while conditions of corn and soybeans slightly falling. According to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress and Conditions report, winter wheat harvest is 80% complete, well ahead of 39% last year and the [Read More…]

Corn and soybeans conditions have dipped slightly from last week. The latest Crop Progress and Conditions report from the USDA says 78% of soybeans are rated good to excellent, 23% of the crop is blooming, ahead of last year’s 17% and the 5-year [Read More…]