The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says he continues to see strength in the bred cow market. Tony Hancock says tight supplies and strong demand are a factor. “The market there, if guys want to take them home, they have to bid more than the kill cow buyers do,” he says. “And…… Continue Reading
Low moisture, green stems slow down soybean harvest
An extension soybean agronomist with Purdue University says low moistures weren’t the only harvest challenge for soybean growers this year. Shaun Casteel says green stems have also plagued many farmers. “We’ve had a lot of dry conditions across the Midwest and the latter part during seed fill, and so a lot of these fields are…… Continue Reading
Northwest Indiana farmer says 2025 crop is exceeding expectations
A northwest Indiana farmer says this year’s crop has exceeded her expectations. Denise Scarborough tells Brownfield, “Given how dry we’ve been this year, we did not have very high expectations for our crops.” But, she says, “After completing soybean harvest, we expect to have above average yield results overall, which is a pleasant surprise.” She says…… Continue Reading
Global market likely to pressure U.S. dairy prices
A market advisor says nonfat dry milk prices continue to reflect reductions on the Global Dairy Trade auction. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield, “When we look at global milk powder prices, they’re very highly correlated, so what happens at the GDT auction in milk powders in New Zealand definitely influences how we look at milk powder…… Continue Reading
Nebraska farmer harvests record soybean crop
A south-central Nebraska farmer says harvest pace should pick up steam this week. Randy Uhrmacher says he’s been about a week behind schedule. “We’ve had some rain delays, which is kind of unusual compared to the last few years. With as dry as it has been, I’m not complaining because we certainly needed the moisture.”…… Continue Reading
Harvest moves along in southwest Minnesota with strong yields
Harvest is progressing in southwest Minnesota. Riley Sandmeyer is an agronomist with New Vision Cooperative, based in Brewster. “Pretty much all of the beans are taken out. Some growers are still going on corn, working on a lot more of that later corn now. A lot of the early corn is already out, so I’d…… Continue Reading
With trade tensions and tight margins, Missouri farmer banks on grain bags
A farmer in central Missouri says he’s optimistic an investment in grain bagging equipment will pay off as he stores corn and soybeans this fall. “Right or wrong: this year I wasn’t going to give this crop away.” Nathan Alpers in Cooper County says last year’s good crops were sold to the elevator during harvest.…… Continue Reading
Ag caught in crossfire of escalating U.S.-China trade war
The chief commodities economist with StoneX Group says U.S. agriculture continues to get caught in the crossfires of a national security dispute between two geopolitical powers. Arlan Suderman tells Brownfield “I’ve been warning for years we need to find other markets to replace China, because this day will eventually come. The day has come.” A…… Continue Reading
Weed pressure hits yields in west-central Minnesota after spray delays
Weeds were tough to manage this season in west-central Minnesota. Swift County farmer Harmon Wilts says they prioritized in-season nitrogen when conditions were finally dry enough to get back in the field after planting. “Everybody focused on getting the nitrogen side-dressed, and we thought we could spray later. And there wasn’t a window to spray…… Continue Reading
Cash dairy prices open week steady to lower
Cash dairy prices were steady-to-lower Monday except butter at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6350. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.67. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.64 to $1.67. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.71. No sales were recorded. Butter prices were up $0.0150…… Continue Reading
