The founder of southern Illinois-based RoseBud Ice Cream says winning Midwest Dairy’s 2025 Accelerator program is helping get dairy products into more hands. Sam Rose says the $20,000 grand prize comes at a time when the business is expanding nationally. “We’re using this prize to help us scale our production and improve our manufacturing significantly,…… Continue Reading
ASA eyes soybean export growth in Nigeria’s expanding market
The American Soybean Association is exploring export opportunities in Africa. ASA member and Minnesota farmer Jamie Beyer recently returned from a World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) trade mission to Nigeria, a market of 220 million people. “Very, very dense population, and 50 percent of the Nigerians are 19 or under. So a…… Continue Reading
Grain marketing lags as corn harvest kicks off
An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says some Missouri farmers are more undersold on corn than they’d like to be this time of the year. “If they’re usually 70 percent sold, they might only be 25 percent sold this year,” says Ben Brown. “Farmers haven’t had much opportunity to market (new crop) corn…… Continue Reading
Paper stalks, weak stands: harvest risks rising in untreated corn fields
Nitrogen loss and disease pressure could compromise corn stands going into harvest. Dan Bjorklund is a technical agronomist with Iowa-based Landus Cooperative and says record rainfall this summer resulted in nutrient deficiencies and widespread cases of tar spot and southern rust. “I’ve been in several fields the last ten days that did not have fungicide,…… Continue Reading
USDA strengthens screwworm surveillance in Mexico with on-site staff and efforts to expand fly production
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA now has staff on the ground in Mexico to help in the fight against New World screwworm. “We are not just able to accept the data from our friends in Mexico,” he says. “We hope to always be able to trust their data, but this is too important.…… Continue Reading
Winter wheat planting could be in danger this fall
A southeast Kansas farmer says winter wheat planting could face some significant challenges this fall. Ben Bellar says the crop should be planted by mid-October, but excessive moisture and a large corn crop might push it back. “If it keeps raining, it may get delayed. We’ve had one year in the last 10 when we…… Continue Reading
“Big carries = big opportunity,” says grain market economist Ed Usset
An extension grain market economist is confident there will be marketing opportunities in the months ahead. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota says large carries in the market can be taken advantage of. “I’m talking about the price differences from say December to March, May, or July Corn. We have a large positive carry…… Continue Reading
Commodity markets see mixed trade this week, economist says
An ag economist says there’s been mixed trade in the commodity markets this week. Greg McBride with Allendale says corn futures continue to evaluate Friday’s USDA Supply and Demand report. “We did lower ending stocks by 7 million bushels, but the expectation was somewhere near 100 million that they were looking to decrease.” He tells…… Continue Reading
Eastern Corn Belt drought likely to linger
The chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the late summer drought in the eastern Corn Belt is likely to linger. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “We’ve got several climate reporting districts in Illinois, in Indiana and Ohio, parts of Kentucky and Tennessee that are not just having, like, a top ten, you know, driest…… Continue Reading
High-dollar farmland sales continue across Iowa, led by $24K per acre deal
A farm real estate specialist says farmland sales have been strong in Iowa despite challenging economic conditions. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says sale prices have been exceptionally high this month. “Just last week there was one farm in Mitchell County, which is north-central Iowa along the Minnesota border, that was 80 acres…… Continue Reading
