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Ethanol Forum by Indiana Corn Growers Association
Amie Sites will cover the Ethanol Forum by Indiana Corn Growers Association on May 17 at Ivy Tech Corporate College and Culinary Center, Indianapolis. Continue reading Ethanol Forum by Indiana Corn Growers Association at Brownfield [Read More…]
USSEC says soybeans are “on sale”
The U.S. Soybean Export Council says the U.S. is attracting more business than usual for soybean sales even with reduced shipments to China and competition from South American. “While China has been focusing their [Read More…]
Stormy weather expands across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, showers are further delaying fieldwork in central portions of the region. In contrast, drier, warmer weather across the Upper Midwest is allowing producers to commence planting of corn, soybeans and [Read More…]
RFA analysis shows ethanol slices prices at the pump
New analysis shows as retail gas prices are forecast to climb to levels not seen in four years, ethanol could save consumers nearly $40 billion dollars at the pump. Each year ahead of the summer [Read More…]
Sugar beet planting starts late for west-central Minnesota farmer
A west-central Minnesota sugar beet grower says this is one of the latest starts to planting he can remember. Noah Hultgren farms in Kandiyohi County. “2011 was a really late spring. I don’t think we [Read More…]
Premium to cash pressures hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed mostly higher except for the nearby contracts which couldn’t bounce back from early losses. Cattle futures are supported by higher cash trade and retail beef prices [Read More…]
Losing soybean exports to China would not be good for farmers
The head of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says new soybean sales to China have ground to a halt this past month as trade uncertainty continues between the two countries. Jim Sutter tells Brownfield [Read More…]
Midwest US-Japan Assn Conference
On September 10 Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be in Omaha, NE for the Midwest US-Japan Assn Conference. Continue reading Midwest US-Japan Assn Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Road Trip
On June 18, Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be in Burwell, NE for the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Road Trip. . Continue reading Nebraska Cattlemen’s Road Trip at Brownfield Ag News.
Weekly ethanol production back over a million barrels a day
U.S. ethanol production bounced back last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.032 million barrels a day, up 47,000 from the previous week, as some plants came back on line after [Read More…]
CME dairy prices mixed Wednesday
Dairy prices were mixed Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was unchanged at $15.23 a hundredweight. June was down $.01 to $15.68. July was up $.01 to $16.06. August was down [Read More…]
Corn planting in Minnesota limps out of the gate
Reports of corn planting are starting to trickle in as fields warm up and dry out across southern Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says some New Ulm area farmers began earlier [Read More…]
IA Renewable Fuels Forum
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground for the IA Renewable Fuels Forum in Mason City on May 17, 2018. Continue reading IA Renewable Fuels Forum at Brownfield Ag News.
Midday cash livestock prices
Direct cash cattle trade is quiet with a few scattered bids reported in parts of Kansas and Texas at $120 live and $195 to $196 dressed in Nebraska. A few asking prices have been reported [Read More…]
Meat buyers in Mexico are feeling better about NAFTA
While the pace of NAFTA negotiations has recently accelerated, it’s still unclear when an agreement might be reached. But U.S. Meat Export Federation Mexico director Oscar Ferrara says U.S. red meat customers in Mexico are [Read More…]
Wheat tour’s day one yield estimate is 38 b/a
The yield estimate from the first day of the Hard Winter Wheat Tour through Kansas and surrounding states came in at 38 bushels per acre. Dave Green with the Wheat Quality Council says that’s down [Read More…]
Fake meat
Commentary. The Missouri House has approved a bill, by a wide margin, that would ban fake meat from being labeled with the word “meat.” The bill says if a product does not come from livestock [Read More…]
Stormy weather returns to parts of the Plains
High pressure anchored along the Southeast Coast will maintain dry, very warm weather over the eastern third of the Nation through the end of the week. Meanwhile, a slow-moving cold front over the Nation’s mid-section [Read More…]
How Remote Sensing Connects to Field Health with Keely Roth
Early detection is an essential aspect of field health. But even the most experienced crop scout can only be in one place at a time. Remote sensing expert Keely Roth shares how advances in image [Read More…]
Can sourdough bread help with gluten sensitivity?
Dave Torgerson with the Minnesota Wheat Growers council says they are going to be studying sourdough bread and the sourdough process and how it might help people with gluten sensitivities. Continue reading Can [Read More…]