An Enlist field specialist encourages farmers to properly clean harvest equipment between fields to help prevent the spread of weeds. Tony Goede covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and says a typical combine will store up to 200 pounds of field residue. “Tucked away in different corners and pockets, so that’s a lot of stuff. And…… Continue Reading
CME cash dairy prices mixed Thursday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey remains unchanged at $0.60. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.93. Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8575 to $1.8625. Cheese barrels were down $0.0150 at $1.8650. One sale was recorded at that price. …… Continue Reading
Lainey Wilson Is Looking for a New Gig + It Ain’t Singing
“If you need a redneck cartoon, I got you, brother.” Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Petersen: timely disaster aid needed
Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says disaster relief for farmers and ranchers was discussed at a White House event on Tuesday. “It complicates things with the farm bill. What comes first and does one have to come first? I just hope they can put farmers ahead of politics and get them both done.” Petersen says…… Continue Reading
Fighting corn rootworm
An agronomist with LG Seeds says farmers need to be evaluating their corn rootworm plan this fall. Jed Norman, who’s based in north central Iowa, says digging corn roots is the first step. “Kind of be looking at the nodal root feeding.” He says, “Anytime when we’re starting to eat that root all the way…… Continue Reading
Solid week for pork, rice export sales
The USDA says pork export sales were solid during the week ending October 3rd. The pork sales total was up on the week and considerably larger than average, with Mexico purchasing more than half of the weekly total, reflecting the strong global demand for U.S. pork. Rice also saw a week-to-week improvement, while the other…… Continue Reading
Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow Sign on for Hurricane Benefit Show
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Michigan school meal purchasing could be more impactful with local food
A state lawmaker and specialty crop farmer says free school meals in Michigan could be enhanced to support additional local and regional food systems. Senator Roger Victory tells Brownfield grant-funded food purchasing can be limiting. “Since we’re not in season 12 months of the year in some of these commodity crops, I like the frozen…… Continue Reading
Large U.S. crops expected in October USDA report
A market analyst says he’s expecting the USDA to confirm large U.S. crops in the October USDA report. “Big crops have a tendency to get bigger.” Don Roose with U.S. Commodities tells Brownfield U.S. corn yields have been better than expected, even in the poor growing areas. “I think the fear is we could have…… Continue Reading
How an economic downturn can influence ag borrowing and lending
An economist at Rabobank says the tighter margins and economic uncertainty have farmers looking for more ways to finance their operations. Owen Wilson is the vice president of oils, grains, and seed analysis. “During COVID, we saw lower demand for operating lines of credit,” he says. “It fell sector wide fell by about $25 billion,…… Continue Reading
