The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee is calling for emergency assistance to help farms stay viable into next year. From the Senate floor this week, John Boozman spoke on the economic crisis that’s building during the harvest season. “Many producers have harvested their 2024 crop and many are losing hundreds of dollars per…… Continue Reading
FarmFirst Co-op leans toward supporting milk marketing order changes
Leaders from the production and processing side of the dairy industry discussed what is and is not part of the USDA’s proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. Economists from Cornell, the University of Wisconsin, and experts from the International Dairy Foods Association, the Milk Producer’s Council, and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association…… Continue Reading
Dairy can make breakfast easy
If you’re a parent of school-aged kids – sometimes breakfast can be a chore. Jessica Kassel, a registered dietitian with the St. Louis Dairy Council, says it doesn’t have to be – and there are several easy options. AUDIO: Healthy Living on dairy for breakfast The post Dairy can make breakfast easy appeared first on…… Continue Reading
Soybean harvest underway in southeast Minnesota
The soybean harvest is underway in southeast Minnesota. Northfield farmer Bruce Peterson tells Brownfield some early maturity varieties planted the last week of April turned quickly thanks to warm and dry September weather. “Not a lot of beans ready, touch and go if we could keep going all day today or if we’re going to…… Continue Reading
Marketing questions remain as harvest picks up
Some Illinois farmers say marketing will be the biggest challenge of the 2024 growing season. Mark Schweizer, who farms in Montgomery County, says he’s not sure what to do with the crop he started harvesting this week. “Sell it out of the field and buy a call?” He says, “I don’t know what I’m going…… Continue Reading
CME cash dairy prices mostly down Thursday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.5875. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5875 to $0.5975. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.03 at $2.2750. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $2.27 to $2.2750. Cheese barrels were down $0.0125 at $2.61. No sales were…… Continue Reading
Where Will Our Leftovers Go? Tupperware Files for Bankruptcy
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Luke Combs’ Wife Thought He Got Arrested After Watching the News
Nicole got a big shock when she turned on the morning news. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
CREP expansion coming to Indiana
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program is expanding. Don Lamb says the program benefits farmers. “Farmers are the best environmentalists. Farmers want to do what’s right for the environment,” he says. “There are times because of the cost of things that it just becomes really cost…… Continue Reading
Farmland values surprisingly stable
The CEO of National Land Realty says he’s surprised farmland values have remained high despite low commodity prices. Ronnie Richardson tells Brownfield he recently talked to a Kansas farmer about the corn market. “He had his corn booked at $4.10, and you go ‘what in the world, how could you farm your way out of…… Continue Reading
