B rownfield Ag Weather Today

Southern rainfall will become less organized, although showers will linger for the next several days, with 5-day totals topping 2 inches in the western Gulf Coast region and parts of the Southeast.  During the weekend and early next week, thundershowers should return across the Midwest, although only scattered locations will receive more than an inch…Continue Reading

Less cheese in cold storage

USDA says there’s less cheese in cold storage. Natural cheese stocks as of June 30th were down 1% from May and 6% below June of 2023.  American style cheeses in storage totaled 804.8 million pounds on June 30th compared to 853.4 million pounds in 2023.  Swiss style cheese totaled 21.9 million pounds at the end…Continue Reading

Soybeans, corn end session higher on weather concerns

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Medium-range forecasts continue to look hot and dry for most of the region, potentially stressing beans, especially if the conditions persist into mid-August, as expected. August is generally the critical month for U.S. soybean development. Unknown destinations bought 264,000 tons of new crop U.S. beans, the…Continue Reading

Whitmer veto’s E-15 tax incentive

Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed incentives in the state’s budget to expand E-15 adoption. Executive director of the Michigan Corn Growers Association Jim Zook tells Brownfield farmers are extremely disappointed. “This was minor help compared to the EV’s,” he says. “It sure is a slap in the face of the farmer when we need…Continue Reading

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