The associate director of the Midwest Regional Climate Center says elevated precipitation across the Eastern Corn Belt is providing some drought relief. Melissa Widhelm tells Brownfield… “We are expecting to see an increase in precipitation above what we would normally see throughout this winter,” she says. “We’re hopeful that these drought conditions that have been…… Continue Reading
American Farmland Trust seeing spike in agrivoltaics interest
A solar specialist with American Farmland Trust (AFT) says the number of solar farms incorporating some type of agriculture within the project is increasing. Alan Bailey says the practice, known as agrivoltaics, is becoming more common. “It’s beginning to pick up.” He says, “Kind of the easy thing to do right now is grazing sheep.…… Continue Reading
Snack Attack! McDonald’s Snack Wrap Is Coming Back
It’s been nearly a decade since these were on the menu. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Looming tariff concerns
The vice president of economic analysis for the U.S. Meat Export Federation says she’s concerned about the long-term impacts of tariffs in the new administration. Erin Borror says the pork industry is still dealing with the impacts of the last trade war. “We understand very clearly what can happen and that did have a double…… Continue Reading
Weed management specialist urges diversification of herbicides
A Kansas State University weed management specialist says having a diversified herbicide strategy is crucial for sorghum producers. Sarah Lancaster tells Brownfield says growers should be using multiple effective herbicides to target weeds. “Our number one weed in all of our crops in Kansas is Palmer Amaranth,” she says. She says herbicide-resistant varieties are starting…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 5, 2024
Mar. corn closed at $4.35, up 5 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.93 and 3/4, up 10 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $291.10, down 80 centsJan. soybean oil closed at 42.31, up 89 pointsMar. wheat closed at $5.58 and 1/4, up 10 centsFeb. live cattle closed at $186.32, down $2.00Jan. feeder cattle closed at $254.92, down…… Continue Reading
Soybeans, corn, wheat see modest gains Thursday
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans saw some additional direction from bean oil, which was up on solid global demand expectations. Soybean meal was down on product spread trade and profit taking. Weekly export sales were larger than average at 85 million bushels, with China and unknown destinations topping the list. Additionally,…… Continue Reading
Lawmakers looking at last-minute farm bill options
Congressman Derrick Van Orden with a copy of the House Farm Bill package passed in May A Wisconsin member of the House Agriculture Committee expects some farm-related legislation in the lame duck session of Congress, but not a full farm bill. Derrick Van Orden says, “I’ll be frank. That ain’t happening in this Congress.” Van…… Continue Reading
MSU Pavilion receives major commitment from Michigan Farm Bureau
The Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies is partnering with Michigan State University to expand the livestock pavilion on campus. Vice President of Marketing Deb Dansby with Michigan Farm Bureau Insurance tells Brownfield, “We have partnered with MSU under a 15-year agreement to infuse a little over $6.3 million.” “We’re really looking forward to working…… Continue Reading
Global trade could get more complex under incoming Trump administration
The head of RaboReasearch Food and Agribusiness for North America says global food and ag trade could be more complex under the incoming Trump administration. Roland Fumasi says the proposed tariffs are a triple-negative and concerning to the economics of the food and ag sector. “Any import tariffs are inflationary for certain farm inputs,” he…… Continue Reading
