Dec. corn closed at $4.15 and 1/4, down 6 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.87 and 3/4, down 8 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $305.80, down $4.60Dec. soybean oil closed at 44.15, down 18 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.69, down 12 and 1/2 centsDec. live cattle closed at $189.15, down 10 centsNov.…… Continue Reading
Riley McDermott- National Winner in Vegetable Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
Riley McDermott has learned about all the components of vegetable production through her business Tilled to Table. McDermott reaches customers through a roadside stand and as a permanent vendor at the county farmer’s market. In addition to selling 13 types of vegetables from her 4,300-square-foot garden, she is also in charge of maintaining profitability, setting…… Continue Reading
Cailey Markley- National Winner in Specialty Crop Production, Entrepreneurship/Placement
Cailey Elizabeth Markley has been growing, harvesting and selling a variety of mums for five years. As a result of Markley’s marketing strategies, fertilization techniques, and quality product choices, her crop has grown from 300 to 750 plugs planted per year. Markley is a member of the Argos FFA Chapter in Indiana and her FFA…… Continue Reading
Cole Sundeen- National Winner in Landscape Management, Entrepreneurship/Placement
Cole Sundeen has a Supervised Agriculture Experience working for a landscaping company where he is responsible for planting and caring for plant specimens and installing them within clients’ properties. Sundeen is also in charge of the lawn mowing crew as well as customer communication. He is a member of the Rockford FFA Chapter Minnesota and his…… Continue Reading
Red meat, poultry supplies in cold storage get a little tighter
The USDA’s monthly meat in cold storage update reflects good demand for most proteins. Frozen red meat supplies at the end of September 2024 were down 1% on the year at 899.781 million pounds, with a 2% decline in beef to 413.787 million pounds and a slightly lower move for pork stocks at 460.141 million…… Continue Reading
Earliest harvest in recent memory for Birkey
An ag consultant says his region has only received two inches of rain over the past two months in southeast Michigan. Ned Birkey tells Brownfield its very, very dry. “The soybeans are all running about 10 percent moisture,” he shares. “Some of the corn is running 15 percent going directly into bins. The weather has…… Continue Reading
September cattle placements below a year ago
The USDA says fewer cattle entered U.S. feedlots in September 2024 than September 2023. Placements were 2.156 million head, a decrease of 2% on the year, despite expanding drought conditions in many major feeding areas and declining feed costs. A big chunk of those placements weighed between 700 and 900 pounds, which will head to…… Continue Reading
Joshua Ray Walker Shares Unbelievable Cancer Update
He’s beaten very long odds! Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Noah Thomas Wiley- National Winner in Fiber and/or Oil Crop, Entrepreurship/Placement
Noah Thomas Wiley works on a farm consisting of 2,000 acres of highly productive crop ground that grows early soybeans as well as double-crop soybeans. Mowing, bean scouting, combine operation and maintenance, grain cart operation, and planting are just some of the duties Wiley performs. Wiley is a member the of the Labette County FFA…… Continue Reading
Michigan announces specialty crop investments
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced $2.5 million will fund 23 specialty crop projects this year. Director Tim Boring tells Brownfield the Specialty Crop Block grants support the long-term viability of the sector. “I think this grant program in particular here in Michigan is really powerful because of the partnership with…… Continue Reading
