A farmer in southwest Iowa considers himself fortunate as many growers across the Midwest have received too much or too little rainfall. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton and says rains have been timely this summer. “In late June and part of July we’d get right on the edge of ‘oh good I don’t have to
Despite many differences in their operations, a pair of Midwestern farmers say rising diesel costs are cutting into already tight margins. Jeff Scates, who raises corn and soybeans in far southern Illinois, says the pre-harvest market rally has helped offset some of the impact, but… “The jury’s stil
Ag and biofuel groups are welcoming further guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Growth Energy senior vice president of regulatory affairs Chris Bliley says the update is exciting for biofuel producers and for farmers. “This actually shows that farmers can reap the benefits of the c
A pair of farmers say extremely high diesel prices are forcing them to rethink how they manage equipment and field work this fall. “I think the fuel price is up 60 percent from last winter and spring. It’s just hard to fathom” Eastern Nebraska farmer Quentin Connealy says he didn’t get enough fuel l
The executive director of Midwest Food Bank says a new partnership is helping provide emergency hunger relief in areas impacted by recent flooding. Todd Greenwood says Red Gold donated more than $50,000 in financial and food assistance to support recovery efforts. “It was Indiana farmers growing the
A market analyst says he’s closely watching USDA’s corn and soybean yield estimates in this week’s supply and demand report. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the biggest impact could be to local basis levels. “If you keep that yield closer to 180 on the higher end of the trade estimate, you’re s
An ag economist at the University of Illinois says he’s somewhat optimistic about the direction of commodity prices primarily due to demand prospects created by biofuels. In a recent FarmDoc webinar, Nick Paulson says updated federal policies are driving soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel prod
Crop input costs will be a major factor in farmer profitability next year. Daniel Faidley with Atticus says the company is a post-patent manufacturer of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. “Our intent is to provide more options to growers than maybe they’ve had in the past, or at least being a
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An ag economist says the latest escalation between the U.S. and Canada could permanently alter the trade relationship between the two countries. Ian Sheldon with Ohio State University tells Brownfield, “I think this has really hurt those ongoing negotiations and potentially the future of the USMCA,”
A north central Ohio farmer says recent weather over the past month has led to uneven crop development across the state. Patty Mann says both corn and soybeans are all over the board. “We got got like four to five inches within a six or eight hour period,” she says. “In those areas, the low […] The
Expanding drought conditions are creating additional challenges for cattle producers in parts of the country. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture says, “In Southern Missouri, things are getting pretty serious, pretty fast.” He tells Brownfield some producers are having to make m
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are watching late development weather ahead of the USDA’s supply, demand, and production update out Friday. Early expectations are for at least some cut in the yield projection. The USDA says 58% of U.S. soybeans are in good to ex
Late August rains could have provided a boost for Michigan soybeans. Crop advisor Jason Stegink with Wide Angle Agriculture tells Brownfield, “The moisture is helping finish the bean crop off for sure, as long as we didn’t get too dry.” “There are some areas that this is just a little too little too
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business. Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. October live cattle closed $4.07 higher at $217.02 in December live cattle closed $4.50 higher at $219.22. October feeder cattle clo
Minnesota crops continued to progress as warm conditions and rainfall benefited much of the state. According to the latest USDA crop progress and conditions report, Minnesota corn is 98 percent in the dough stage, 85 percent dented, 24 percent mature, and rated 58 percent good to excellent. Soybeans
A southeastern Illinois farmer says corn and soybean harvest is moving at a brisk pace in his area. Jeff Scates, who farms in Gallatin and White Counties, says he’s harvested a third of his corn and a quarter of his soybeans. “We started around the 20th of August, which is at least a week quicker […
A farmer in central Missouri says the early planted corn harvested over the weekend has been phenomenal. Robert Alpers tells Brownfield corn has been around 16 percent moisture, so there wasn’t a need to dry it. “The field that we took out was running about the 16 percent moisture average so we didn
An eastern Wisconsin dairy farmer says his forage crops look good as harvest approaches. Raymond Dietrich, who grows corn and alfalfa on his 550 head operation, says he’s likely three weeks away from cutting silage. “Corn looks good this year.” He says, “We have an awful uneven crop because of the w
Weather conditions helped advance crop maturity in Iowa over the past week. According to the latest USDA crop progress and conditions report, Iowa corn is 96 percent in the dough stage, 79 percent dented, 17 percent mature, and rated 77 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 6 percent dropping leav
Dec. corn $5.33 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $13.16 and 1/4, up 6 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal $343.30, down $4.90Oct. soybean oil 70.22, up 133 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $7.47, up 13 centsOct. live cattle $217.02, up $4.07Oct. feeder cattle $325.45, up $5.30Oct. lean hogs $84.25, up
The USDA’s reporting another mixed week of changes for crop condition ratings. Weather was mixed last week, ranging from hot and dry in parts of the region to excessively wet in other areas, continuing to reflect the wide range experienced during the U.S. growing season. As of Sunday, 56% of U.S. co
A farmer in northeast South Dakota says corn harvest is getting closer, and it could be just as good as last year’s crop. Bob Metz in Roberts County says the corn is one or two weeks away from black layer. “The ears are filled pretty much right out to the tip and there’s some years […] The post Sout
A southeast Indiana farmer says he expects fall fieldwork to begin before the end of the month. “It’ll be a week and a half to two weeks before we get started,” he says. Roger Wenning says he’s optimistic about the 2026 crop. “The soybeans, we got them all planted in mid-April and they’ve had timely
The cattle industry is divided over the role and future of mandatory country of origin labeling. Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA says the National MCOOL Coalition’s recently launched “Label Our Beef” petition is proof that there is nationwide momentum behind the movement. “There’s been about 7,000 s
An eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s optimistic about the potential of this year’s crop despite a number of weather challenges. Quentin Connealy says it was abnormally dry until August. “We maybe lost a little bit of test weight. I don’t think we had enough water to get the test weight on the drylan
A wheat extension educator says neighboring farmers can work together to control Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus better. Michigan State University’s Dennis Pennington says, “If you have a field, you’re going to plant the wheat this fall, and the neighbor has volunteer wheat in it, if you are controlling v
Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7525. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 to $1.4625. No sales were reported. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5325. No sales were reported. Butter was down $0.037
U.S. corn and soybean export inspections are a little slow to start the new marketing year. The USDA says most the corn inspections for the week during September 3rd were for old crop delivery, and the new crop pace is slightly behind last year as relatively U.S. high prices are having some impact o
