Be careful if cutting back on 2025 crop inputs

An agronomist says with commodity prices so low, farmers are looking for more ways to lower crop production costs in 2025. Scott Rowntree with Pioneer in Wisconsin says corn acreage in his state stays consistent because of the dairy industry’s need for corn silage, but growers focused on grain are looking for ways to be…… Continue Reading

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 11, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.30, down 1 centJan. soybeans closed at $10.22 and 1/4, down 8 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $295.10, down $1.10Dec. soybean oil closed at 48.14, down 63 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.65 and 1/2, down 7 centsDec. live cattle closed at $183.70, unchangedJan. feeder cattle closed at $242.25, up 82 centsDec.…… Continue Reading

Michigan Ag Council provides personal connections for consumers

A coalition of Michigan agricultural organizations is enhancing transparency throughout the food supply chain. Michigan Ag Council manager Hailey Gilbert tells Brownfield, “We have commodity partners, we have agribusiness partners, and just having them at the table brings a breadth of knowledge when it comes to amplifying that message and helping to tell the story…… Continue Reading

Planning for the next growing season

A central Iowa farmer says the busy season isn’t over just because harvest has finished up. Tim Bardole tells Brownfield some recent precipitation has helped boost conditions for fall fieldwork. “With this rain we’re going to be able to do fall anhydrous,” he said. “If we wouldn’t have had it, it would have been too…… Continue Reading

Farm Bureau stresses farm bill need with Congress

Farm Bureau members are redoubling their efforts pushing lawmakers to pass a new farm bill with only five weeks left on the calendar in Congress. Michigan Farm Bureau’s National Legislative Counsel John Kran tells Brownfield, “We know that the farm economy looks very different today than it did five years ago when the 2018 bill…… Continue Reading

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