Wisconsin’s Ag Road Improvement Program dollars are now going to local governments to repair or upgrade local road with weight restrictions. The bipartisan law authored by Representative Travis Tranel and Senator Howard Marklein allowed towns to use a simple application to apply for the special road improvement dollars, and Marklein says the first fifty-million has…… Continue Reading
Live cattle mixed watching direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed watching direct business, feeders were up on the lower move in corn. August live cattle closed $.32 lower at $188.57 and October live cattle closed $.05 lower at $188.55. August feeders closed $1.07 higher at $259.70 and September feeders closed $1.70 higher at $259.60. There was…… Continue Reading
Exceptionally warm weather is coming to Corn Belt
Temperatures will be heating up in the Corn Belt heading into August and affecting some of the crops, but ag meteorologist Drew Lerner says “it’s going to be really hard to pull yields down nationwide to the point where we have a raging bull (grain) market or anything like that.” Lerner says the plains states…… Continue Reading
AGCO sells off Grain & Protein brands in $700 million transaction
AGCO has announced plans to sell most of its Grain & Protein business to American Industrial Partners for $700 million. AGCO president and CEO Eric Hansotia says the deal allows the company to streamline its business and focus on AGCO’s portfolio of precision ag technology products and ag machinery. Earlier this year AGCO entered a…… Continue Reading
AISWCD launches petition drive over funding cuts
The newly elected president of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) says a significant cut in the state’s next budget will have serious impacts. Dale Shumaker says it directly affects frontline conservation staff. “This nearly 50% decrease came after three really good funding years, and the problem with this is the…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 26, 2024
Sep. corn closed at $3.94 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.77 and 1/2, down 38 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $353.30, up 90 centsAug. soybean oil closed at 43.66, down 215 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.23 and 1/2, down 14 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $188.57,…… Continue Reading
Soybeans, corn, wheat drop to end the week
Soybeans were sharply lower on profit taking and technical selling, also ending the week lower. Near-term forecasts continue to look hot and dry in parts of the region, but the extended outlook is questionable. Other key growing areas are expected to see more favorable conditions, with most seasonal rainfall and less worrisome temperatures. Either way,…… Continue Reading
Cheese Makers to offer H5N1 educational seminars
A processor group is offering free H5N1 educational seminars to dairy farmers and processors. John Umhoefer with the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association tells Brownfield their three programs are designed to keep farmers and dairy plant workers safe. “I checked the USDA website and we’re up to 172 farms since this all began that had a…… Continue Reading
Assessing Iowa’s deer, turkey, and pheasant populations
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Heavy drinking, habitual for farmers
A new study finds one in five farmers are turning to alcohol to cope with stress. Dr. Christina Proctor at the University of Georgia tells Brownfield in-depth interviews and online surveys identified how ingrained chronic stress is for farmers. “There are definitely different stressors associated with different commodities, but I think the response to stress…… Continue Reading
