The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) says four new partnerships are set to bring nearly $17 million in new funding over the next five years. Michael Woods says the agreements with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provide programming, staffing, and district fiscal support. “We’ve been asking…… Continue Reading
Milk futures mixed, cash dairy steady to higher Thursday
September Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 4 lower at $21.30. October down a penny at $21.65. November 4 higher at $21.17. December through February contracts unchanged to 6 higher. Dry whey unchanged at $0.56 Blocks up $0.0725 at $2.10 Barrels up $0.0850 at $2.25 Butter up $0.0225 at $3.1450 Nonfat…… Continue Reading
Luke Combs First Artist in Country History With 3 Diamond Songs
Luke Combs has set a new record, cementing his place in music history. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Work on new state fair arena to start soon
The Missouri State Fair is getting a new indoor arena and work on the project is expected to start after the fair. Missouri State Fair Executive Director Jason Moore says the new 150,000 square foot arena has been years in the making and “it will give us the ability to host regional and national events…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 15, 2024
Sep. corn closed at $3.75, down 6 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.51 and 1/2, down 3/4 centSep. soybean meal closed at $307.90, up $2.80Sep. soybean oil closed at 39.47, down 54 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.28 and 1/4, down 6 and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle closed at $180.75, down $1.37Sep. feeder cattle closed at $243.67,…… Continue Reading
Cattle futures slide ahead of widespread direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower on profit taking, waiting for the week’s direct business to unfold. October live cattle closed $1.37 lower at $180.75 and December live cattle closed $.97 lower at $180.62. September feeder cattle closed $.67 lower at $243.67 and October feeder cattle closed $1.20…… Continue Reading
ACE CEO says more hurdles ahead for U.S. ethanol
The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says there are several hurdles ahead for the ethanol industry. Brian Jennings tells Brownfield he wants Congress to update the Clean Air Act during the lame duck session to set permanent standards for E-15. “We can keep pleading with EPA to help provide emergency waivers, and you…… Continue Reading
Down day for corn, wheat
Soybeans were mixed, mostly firm. Beans consolidated, drifting slightly after spending most of the session in solidly positive territory, watching development weather, which looks mostly favorable. Parts of the region have seen rain this week and could see more ahead of what’s expected to be a warmer, drier pattern in some areas. Still, any yield…… Continue Reading
Western Corn Belt pasture conditions variable
A climatologist says pasture conditions have been mixed across the parts of the Western Corn Belt and Great Plains. Eric Hunt with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says, “Pretty stressed pasture conditions across Wyoming, western Nebraska, western South Dakota, and western North Dakota,” Hunt said. “Better conditions further east, although pastures have definitely started to show…… Continue Reading
Iowa crop conditions mixed, Naig says
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says there’s a lot of variability in the state’s corn and soybean crops. “I think we’re going to see everything from folks that will tell you one of the worst yields they have ever seen to folks that will set records, and then everything in between.” He tells Brownfield some…… Continue Reading
