U.S. red meat and poultry stocks in cold storage declined during June. The USDA says the red meat total of 905.59 million pounds was 2% lower than last year, with beef down slightly and pork falling 3%. That’s in comparison to larger year-to-year decreases in beef and pork production, implying at least some slowdown in…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 25, 2024
Sep. corn closed at $4.06, up 2 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $11.16, up 5 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $352.40, up $9.00Aug. soybean oil closed at 45.81, down 21 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.37 and 3/4, down 9 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $188.90, up $2.00Aug. feeder cattle closed at $258.62,…… Continue Reading
Bayer announces campaign to fight rural hunger
The president of global vegetable seeds at Bayer Crop Science says the company’s Take Care, Now campaign is raising awareness about food insecurity across rural America. Inci (Ingi) Dannenberg says 44 million Americans are food insecure. “Beyond the calories and the consumption of food, there’s also nutrients and nutritional value, and that we get from food intake,”…… Continue Reading
The Oak Ridge Boys Remember Joe Bonsall in a Powerful New Video
The Oaks pay tribute to their late bandmate and friend in the music video for ‘Promised Land.’ Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Gabby Barrett, Luke Combs + 11 Country Stars W/ Kids We Never See
Including Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert — yep, we said Miranda Lambert! Continue reading…… Continue Reading
To spray fungicide, or to not spray fungicide
A southern Illinois farmer says deciding if he should spray fungicide this summer has been a challenge. Matt Rush, who farms in Wayne County, tells Brownfield he’s concerned about his corn crop. “You know the economics of putting fungicide on $4.00 corn is a tough decision.” He says, “They’re starting to see a little tar…… Continue Reading
Corteva Agriscience urges farmers to prioritize scouting
A crop protect district sales leader with Corteva Agriscience says now is a critical time to scout fields. Jon Verhelst spoke to Brownfield at the 2024 Ag PhD Field Day near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The post Corteva Agriscience urges farmers to prioritize scouting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Low prices and high input costs challenge SD farmer
A farmer in eastern South Dakota says it’s going to be tough to make money with the corn crop this year unless commodity prices get a boost. Scott VanderWal tells Brownfield “we’re quite a ways short of breakeven right now where the market is, because of inflation and high costs.” Vanderwal says seed prices are…… Continue Reading
Maintaining the right nutrient balance
The national sales manager for AgroLiquid says a balanced nutrient program is critical to plant health. Galynn Beer spoke to Brownfield at the 2024 Ag PhD Field Day near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The post Maintaining the right nutrient balance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
MO corn “good to great” as July wraps up
Consistent rains have been helping the corn in northern and mid-Missouri. In Carroll County, Nathan White says corn is doing great. “2014 was a good year. I don’t know if it will get up to that in our area this year, but it looks decent,” he says. “The hill sides are excellent. The lower river…… Continue Reading
