Delta farmers ask Boozman for new farm bill and disaster relief

The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says at a recent roundtable, Mississippi Delta farmers asked him to prioritize a new farm bill and disaster relief package in the lame duck session of Congress. John Boozman says challenging commodity prices and higher input costs aren’t helping farmers and the quality of some crops have…… Continue Reading

Variability at harvest for soybeans, corn, sunflowers in NW MN

A farmer in northwest Minnesota says there’s been some good soybeans this fall, but there’s also variability in fields caused by early season moisture. Kevin Capistran tells Brownfield “I went to my next field and it was yielding more in the mid-40 bushels/acre. I was thinking, wow, it’s a disappointment after cutting something that was…… Continue Reading

Some acreage shifts anticipated for southern crops in 2025

An extension ag economist says he’s expecting some acreage shifts for southern crops in 2025. “There’s a lot to consider. What input costs do and the price of competing crops.” Scott Stiles at the University of Arkansas says cotton prices have declined a lot this year and continued price challenges will affect acres. “Some are…… Continue Reading

Rain chances minimal as dry conditions continue for Corn Belt

Dry conditions continue across the upper Midwest. Eastern Nebraska farmer Chris Clausen tells Brownfield… “We haven’t had a significant rainfall since the beginning of August and we’ve had less than two and half inches since the 4th of July.” University of Nebraska climatologist Eric Hunt says the conditions have significantly dried down soybeans. “I’ve heard…… Continue Reading

Take long view when making 2025 soybean plans

An extension soybean agronomist cautions growers not to allow this season’s challenges to have too much influence on decisions for next year. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota says it’s important to take a long-term approach. “We live and die by each year, and so we put so much mental energy into each particular…… Continue Reading

CME cash dairy market mixed Friday

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with the exception of block cheese.  Dry whey was up $0.0075 at $0.6025.  Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5975 to $0.60  Forty-pound cheese blocks unchanged at $1.9250.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $2.01.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.02…… Continue Reading

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