Winter wheat planting 180 from last year

A wheat educator says winter wheat this fall is potentially setting up farmers for a solid 2025. Dennis Pennington is with Michigan State University Extension. “If you’re late planting, there’s no amount of management that you can ever do that will make up for the lost yield that you will experience just simply from planting…… Continue Reading

Cash cattle trade ends week with scattered business

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower and feeders were mostly higher, watching corn and waiting to see if there was any direct business left to be done. December live was down $.70 at $187.57 and February was $.67 lower at $188.20. November feeders were down $.15 at $249.80 and January was up…… Continue Reading

Ag Community Relief rallies hurricane support

A network of agricultural communities is linking up to deliver much-needed resources to farm families impacted by Hurricane Helene. Matt Schaller, president of the Michigan-based nonprofit Ag Community Relief, tells Brownfield they’ve partnered with North Carolina State University Extension and Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association. “The road system down there has been so devastated that we can’t…… Continue Reading

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 11, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.15 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.05 and 1/2, down 9 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $315.10, down $1.00Dec. soybean oil closed at 43.33, down 43 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.99, down 4 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $187.57, down 70 centsNov.…… Continue Reading

Silage research study finds cause and solution for greenhouse gas emissions

Researchers at Kansas State University have determined a cause and potential solution for greenhouse gas emissions from silage. Jeongdae Im, an associate professor of civil engineering, says his team tested simulated silage from corn, alfalfa and sorghum and monitored emissions over a four-week period. “A group of bacteria called the denitrifiers are responsible for nitrous…… Continue Reading

New study shows anxiety an issue for farmers

A new study shows just over a third of farmers meet the criteria for at least a mild anxiety disorder. Dr. Josie Rudolphi, study co-author and Extension specialist with the University of Illinois, says that’s about 15% greater than the general population. “We didn’t notice a significant or notable difference in the proportion of men…… Continue Reading

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