Grain marketing has become increasingly frustrating for many farmers as prices fall. Northwest Minnesota corn, soybean, and wheat grower Neil Rockstad says there were missed opportunities to lock in profit earlier this year. “It’s pretty discouraging to plant a crop in the spring knowing that if the price that was offered in the spring coupled…… Continue Reading
Dry whey sales important to dairy farm prices
An economist says the one dairy product China continues to regularly import from the U.S. is very important to farmer profitability. Mary Ledman with RaboResearch tells Brownfield China remains important for the sale of dry whey, which helps support dairy prices. “Every penny change on the dry whey price changes the Class III milk price…… Continue Reading
Microsoft expands FFA precision ag programing grants
The National FFA Organization and Microsoft are equipping agriscience teachers with expanded resources to integrate precision agriculture into classrooms. FFA Chief Program Officer Christine White tells Brownfield the new grant will support digital agricultural tools and trainings for teachers across four states, including Wisconsin. “It’s about providing innovation and helping students understand how AI as…… Continue Reading
Grande Cheese to expand former Foremost Chilton plant
Grande Cheese is renovating and expanding the Chilton, Wisconsin cheese plant it bought from Foremost Farms. The company is adding 60-thousand square feet to the existing 20-thousand square foot facility, and when finished, will be Grande Cheese’s third largest manufacturing plant. Grande Cheese specializes in Italian style cheeses, and the Chilton plant will primarily make…… Continue Reading
Chris Stapleton Rains Hot Dogs From the Sky in Seattle
Price of admission to Stapleton’s recent All-American Road Show in Seattle came with a side of franks. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Innerplant Cropvoice lets farmers “listen” to plants
Farmers may soon be able to stop fungal outbreaks in soybeans before they take hold. Shelly Aronov, co-founder of Innerplant, says their Cropvoice system utilizes engineered soybeans to detect fungal disease earlier than ever before. “We do this by tapping into the plant’s natural reaction to stress, and then we essentially add a line of…… Continue Reading
Just how healthy are avocados?
Americans love their avocados. Whether it is on toast, in salads, or in omelets, Americans eat almost 3 billion pounds of avocados each year. Not only do avocados taste good, the fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) is really, really good for you, too. AUDIO: Healthy Living on avocados The post Just how healthy are avocados?…… Continue Reading
Record week for ethanol production
U.S. ethanol production hit an all-time high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.109 million barrels a day, up 14,000 on the week and 42,000 on the year. Production was driven by encouraging operating margins for most producers and solid demand expectations. The previous record of 1.108 million barrels a day…… Continue Reading
Did Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen Date? She Finally Spills!
On a new episode of ‘Call Her Daddy,’ Moroney spills all the details about her fling with Morgan Wallen. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
CME cash dairy prices mostly lower Wednesday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Wednesday except for butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.62. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0350 at $1.9150. Two sales were recorded at $1.9050 and $1.9150. Cheese barrels were down $0.0125 at $1.9750. Two sales were recorded at $1.9850 and…… Continue Reading
