It’s never too early to start planning your garden for next year. Dana Hillfinger with Johnny’s Seeds says one of the biggest trends she’s seeing in the garden space is identifying varieties and tools that can help save time and labor. AUDIO: Healthy Living on gardening trends The post Trends in garding appeared first on…… Continue Reading
Pre-harvest combine prep
Many corn and soybean farmers are preparing equipment for harvest. Jarrad Bourne with Ziegler Ag Equipment recommends a walkaround of the combine. “Make sure you pull all the shields off, stick your head in there to all the places you don’t look at very often.” He also encourages a pre-harvest visit from a local technician.…… Continue Reading
Cattle futures up ahead of widespread direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed higher on technical buying, watching the direct markets. October live cattle closed $1.07 higher at $178.02 and December lives closed $1.37 higher at $178.60. October feeders closed $2.25 higher at $239.75 and November feeder cattle closed $1.45 higher at $235.47. There was another light round…… Continue Reading
Connecting with the next generation of consumers
The demographics of red meat consumers around the world are changing. Iowa beef producer Ross Havens, who sits on the Beef Checkoff’s International Marketing Committee, says a recent cooking demonstration from the U.S. Meat Export Federation with Japanese culinary students is an opportunity to secure demand for years to come. “There were young people who…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 12, 2024
Dec. corn closed at $4.06, up 1 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.10 and 3/4, up 10 and 1/4 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $318.90, up $2.90Oct. soybean oil closed at 40.33, up 55 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.78 and 1/2, down 3/4 centOct. live cattle closed at $178.02, up $1.07Oct. feeder cattle closed…… Continue Reading
Lower Mississippi River levels being monitored
The lower Mississippi River remains low as the new crop marketing year begins and that could become a challenge for ag exports. Mark Fuchs, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, tells Brownfield “there’s potential for the lower part of the river, below St. Louis and Chester, Illinois, for the river to…… Continue Reading
Soybeans up after USDA numbers, corn, wheat mixed
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA lowered production slightly even with no changes to the record yield estimate or harvested area. New crop ending stocks were down on the month, mostly due to lower old crop carryout caused by strong crush demand, in addition to that reduction in production. Soybeans…… Continue Reading
Frogeye leaf spot continues spread
A plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky Extension says frogeye leaf spot is continuing to spread across the Midwest. Carl Bradley tells Brownfield the fungus that attacks soybean leaves was once thought to only be a southern issue. “I guess I would say kind of the mid-South, but it’s all the way up in…… Continue Reading
Michigan biodiesel usage growing in Detroit area
New federal grants will increase biodiesel usage along the Detroit River. Pete Probst with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition tells Brownfield most traffic on the Great Lakes St. Lawerence Seaway has to pass through the Port of Detroit. “Finding ways to get more biodiesel into those vehicles and barges is really the goal and to…… Continue Reading
21 Years Ago Today: Johnny Cash Dies at 71
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