A forage systems economist with the University of Kentucky says many cattle producers are boosting their profits by adopting the practice of bale grazing. Greg Halich says he loads his pastures with round bales in the fall with a plan to rotational graze them throughout the winter. “You’re using you
Sep. corn $4.62, up 9 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans $12.33, up 13 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal $331.60, up $4.90Aug. soybean oil 75.48, up 118 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $7.05 and 3/4, up 27 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle $223.20, down $3.47Aug. feeder cattle $341.17, down $8.37Aug. lean hogs $101.45, d
Ohio State’s new Multispecies Animal Learning Complex is helping prepare students for their future careers in the dairy industry. Assistant director Josh Lemmerman says the $60 million facility uses technology and automation to teach students about herd management. “We recently added a second robot
Hatchery numbers continue to point towards higher chicken production in 2026. The USDA says 253.883 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation last week, falling 552,000 from the previous week, but rising 2% from a year ago. Average hatchability was steady at 79.3% of all eggs in incubation. 195
Several state corn growers associations have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to expedite an investigation into the U.S fertilizer industry. Vice President of the Kansas group Brett Grauerholz says he’d like the findings to identify what’s driving record-high prices, but, “This is not going to b
A southwest Minnesota livestock producer sees positives and negatives from the historically high cattle market. Danny Vos has cow-calf pairs and finishes cattle near Hendricks. “It’s been darn good I guess. It would be a tough thing to get into now with the high prices, so it’s good to be in it I gu
The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says he hopes more Iowans will step up to help address hunger across the state, as demand for food assistance remains a challenge for many families. Tom Vilsack, who’s a former governor of Iowa and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, tells Brownfield, “I think i
The director of regenerative agriculture with ADM says a new partnership is bringing more support for conservation efforts across 40,000 Midwestern wheat acres. Paul Scheetz says the company is collaborating with General Mills and Walmart to advance sustainable agricultural practices that help build
An ag economist says grain markets aren’t likely to see a major reaction if President Trump’s temporary 10 percent tariffs expire as scheduled on Friday. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net tells Brownfield, “There’s other alternative ways to lay these tariffs back into play that the Trump administratio
U.S. ethanol production bounced back after a couple of weeks of decline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.094 million barrels per day, up 54,000 on the week and 16,000 on the year, supported by margins and demand expectations. The Iowa State University Center for
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The new CEO of the United Soybean Board says increasing demand for U.S. soybeans is needed to help improve farmer profitability. Courtney Knupp tells Brownfield that includes market diversification and value-added opportunities. “There’s a lot of versatility in this product, and we need to capture m
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Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0025 to $0.70. One sale was reported at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 to $1.67. One sale was reported at that price. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.6275. No sales were recorded. B
Direct cash cattle trade activity is relatively quiet. Some bids have surfaced at $228 and $230 live and $365 dressed. Asking prices are at $375 dressed in eastern Nebraska, and haven’t been floated in other areas. Significant trade volume isn’t expected until the latter half of the week. Boxed beef
A grain merchandiser says having a marketing plan can help farmers take advantage of rallies. Mathew Burkey with Ag Valley Co-Op, based in western Nebraska, says producers often overthink their strategies, which can create stress. “If it is a profitable sale, then it’s a good one and then you have t
A new report from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, and the Farm Journal Foundation is helping the industry identify the factors contributing to a nationwide shortage of rural veterinarians. Dr. Br
An agronomist covering southeast Nebraska says the recent heat wave hasn’t taken much of a toll on the corn crop. Chris Langemeier tells Brownfield, “I think pollination was pretty good so far in what I’ve been in. Stuff has handled the heat pretty well so far, but we’ll see how the next few weeks p
A northwestern Illinois producer says the economics of grazing his fields makes more sense than growing grain. Trevor Toland, who raises cattle in McDonough County, tells Brownfield… “We have taken our row crop land and planted it to sorghum sudangrass.” He says, “We’re running feeder cattle on it,
Some sugarbeet growers are returning to a decade’s old weed control approach because of herbicide resistance. Kevin Olson is the president of LASCO Manufacturing, which uses a patented electric discharge system on its Lightning Weeder tool to kill weeds. He tells Brownfield the weeder was developed
U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says securing year-round E15 sales and addressing California’s Proposition 12 are among her top agricultural priorities for the remainder of the year. “The Save Our Bacon Act, I met with a bunch of our producers when I was back in the state and they want to see that
As global leaders assess solutions to hunger and food insecurity, the head of the World Food Prize Foundation says the United States must also take a hard look at the amount of food wasted each year. Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield, “The good news is because of the tremendous work of our farmers and ra
Iowa’s state climatologist says a good portion of the state has received some timely rains this week. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield that’s good news for row crop growers in areas that have been dealing with dry spells. “Soybeans are a little more drought resistant or dryness resistant versus corn d
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the supplemental funding bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate would provide farmers $11.1 billion in emergency relief. “It buys the nation the security that we need, and it buys us time to deconstruct and then reconstruct a new system, putting our farmers and
In this episode of Managing for Profit, OSU Extension’s soybean pathologist Horacio Lopez-Nicora says soybean cyst nematode can cause significant yield loss without any above-ground symptoms. The post Don’t wait to scout for soybean cyst nematode appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
China has resumed buying U.S. ag goods, but USDA’s trade chief says the country’s purchases are running slightly behind. Luke Lindberg says because the agreement was signed in May, the two countries agreed to a prorated schedule. “They should hit $11.8 billion at the end of the year. So, we’re just
Tropical Storm Bertha will continue to drift generally westward, nearly parallel to the northern Gulf Coast. Only slight further strengthening of the heavily sheared storm is expected, and landfall could occur in southern Louisiana as early as late Wednesday or early Thursday. Bertha’s impacts may i
