Farmers finding retrofitting viable

Some farmers are finding retrofitting machinery a viable option in the current economy.               Central Illinois farmer Chris Stoller says they’ve retrofitted most of their machinery. “There’s not one piece of equipment that’s on our farm that is 100% from that manufacturer.”  He says, “We fine tune every acre. We fine tune every piece of equipment…… Continue Reading

Cattle futures mostly higher ahead of Friday’s On Feed report

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher, feeders were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed numbers. August lives closed $.55 higher at $182.67 and October lives closed $.72 higher at $184.52.  August feeder cattle closed $.15 lower at $258.62 and September feeders closed $.62 higher at $259.52. …… Continue Reading

USDA awards farm to school grants

The USDA has awarded a record $14.3 million in farm to school grants. The funds were made available through the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants program and will support 154 projects in 43 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Each project is aimed at connecting children to local,…… Continue Reading

Saginaw Bay farmer gets ideal harvest window

A Michigan farmer says he’s thankful he finished wheat harvest by the Fourth of July and beat the rains. John Burk tells Brownfield any wheat left in fields near him is quickly eroding. “We had a few small rains in between that harvest, but at least the quality stayed.” “Right now the guys are really…… Continue Reading

A variable soybean crop

A farmer in north-central Missouri says some flooding has affected the crops this summer. Meagan Kaiser tells Brownfield “we’re not used to flooding in July, but we did get flooding this year for a little bit. We’ll see in the next few weeks if the crops grow out of it.” Kaiser, the former chairman of…… Continue Reading

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