At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of the week’s direct cash business. Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. August live cattle closed $1.85 higher at $229.72 and October live cattle closed $1.67 higher at $226.45. August feeder cattle closed $2.67 higher at $336.20 and September…… Continue Reading
A coalition of North American produce groups is encouraging leaders to settle trade disputes without tariffs on fresh food. Rebeckah Adcock, vice president of U.S. government relations with the International Fresh Produce Association, says the supply chain is deeply interconnected across the continent. “Keeping tariffs non-existent or certainly exceptionally low on these products allows for…… Continue Reading
A north central Illinois farmer says conservation practices on his operation are helping the environment and his bottom line. David Isermann, who’s implemented practices like strip-till and no-till on his LaSalle County farm for over two decades, says soil health and water quality improvements aren’t the only benefits he’s seen. “It’s saved a lot of…… Continue Reading
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national crop rating improved over the past week and development is running very close to normal, on average. There are some areas of concern, but for now, the trade’s expecting a big crop while continuing to monitor forecasts for August and September. The trade’s waiting…… Continue Reading
Sep. corn closed at $3.89 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $9.81 and 3/4, down 7 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $261.70, down $3.20Aug. soybean oil closed at 57.54, up 99 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.29 and 3/4, down 8 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $229.72, up $1.85Aug. feeder…… Continue Reading
A west-central Iowa livestock producer says he’d like to see more young farmers getting involved in the cattle industry. Justin Robbins with Robbins Land and Cattle tells Brownfield, “We need more producers that are younger. I hope they could have gotten in before (cattle prices) got high, or if they got in while it’s high…… Continue Reading
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican will attend the Kansas Livestock Association Ranch Management Field Day The post Kansas Livestock Association Ranch Management Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
A Dekalb ASGROW technical agronomist says now is the time for growers to make fungicide applications. Megan Taylor says the conditions have been right for disease development. “We have tar spot and we also have southern rust,” she says. “I think southern rust is a more immediate risk. Tar spot is more of a long…… Continue Reading
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the UNL Extension Field Day. The post UNL Extension Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Indiana’s Director of Agriculture says funding cuts have been challenging for the state’s Indiana Grown program. Don Lamb tells Brownfield that the division had about 15 percent of its budget cut. “That means some of that program that Indiana Grown has been able to do is not being funded the way it was before,” he…… Continue Reading
