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Cover crop research explores supplemental N ahead of soybeans

University of Wisconsin teams are working on ways to help cover crops get established faster and stronger in the fall. Soybean specialist Shawn Conley tells Brownfield weather in northern states can make establishing a cover crop between harvest and frost challenging. “If you look at the total number of acres, we only have about 8%…… Continue Reading

Cattle, hog futures higher to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, supported by higher boxed beef during the session. October live cattle closed $.70 higher at $178.60 and December lives closed $.85 higher at $177.55. October feeder cattle closed $1.07 higher at $237.75 and November feeder cattle closed $.85 higher at $235.25. There was some…… Continue Reading

Soybeans, corn, wheat up ahead of Labor Day

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. It was a dry August in much of the region, leading to some concerns about yield. Still, a lot of Friday’s gains were end of the month, pre-holiday short covering as the trade is expecting a record yield, for now. Parts of the Midwest and Plains…… Continue Reading

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 30, 2024

Sep. corn closed at $3.78, up 6 and 1/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.82, up 8 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $311.60, up $5.00Sep. soybean oil closed at 43.14, down 3 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.32 and 3/4, up 7 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $178.60, up 70 centsSep. feeder cattle…… Continue Reading

Low Mississippi River levels again

A hydrologist with the National Weather Service in western Kentucky says water levels on the lower Mississippi River are low again as the new crop marketing year begins. Mary Lamm tells Brownfield it’s not unusual for this time of the year and she’s not too concerned yet. “It’s the third year in a row that…… Continue Reading

Delayed harvest in eastern South Dakota

A farmer in eastern South Dakota says he’s expecting a later-than-usual harvest for corn and soybeans this fall. Dave Ellens says it will likely be the end of September before soybean harvest begins, due to planting season delays and late-season rains, but it should be a better-than-expected soybean crop. “There’s a lot of four-bean pods…… Continue Reading