June 21, 2024

The 2024-2025 Indiana FFA State Officer team was elected during the final general session of the 95th annual state convention at Purdue University.   Stephanie Berenda will serve as the organization’s Northern Region Vice President.  “Becoming a state officer was simply that,” she said. “I want to symbolize the production ag background and identify with students and […] The post New Indiana FFA state officer team selected during state convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

China’s largest food and agriculture company will become the sole owner of a transloading grain facility along the Mississippi River in Illinois, near St. Louis. COFCO International Limited says it will purchase minority shares of the Cahokia transloading terminal from GROWMARK, Inc., a farmer-owned cooperative. The two have owned the facility together since 2017. The […] The post COFCO International to become sole owner of an IL transloading terminal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A report from USDA shows the H5N1 virus was probably spread to more dairy farms by humans and equipment, and not wild birds. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says the spread of the virus is linked to interstate cattle movements and further local spread between dairy farms.  The report says 50% of the […] The post USDA report shows H5N1 dairy cases not caused by migrant birds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were mixed Friday, but ended the week 29 3/4 cents lower.  The delayed export sales report showed some support for soybean sales, but nothing that was too impressive, especially when it comes to new crop sales.  Soybeans continue to watch weather and with some rain in the extended forecast for some parts of the […] The post Corn, wheat continue to slide appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.35, down 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.60 and 1/2, up 5 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $361.80, up $4.20Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.94, down 03 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.61 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $183.15, up 60 centsAug. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 21, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were lower waiting for direct business to develop and Friday’s Cattle on Feed numbers from the USDA.  The report could be negative to prices in the near-term, but if the report figures hold supportive to prices later in the year. August live cattle […] The post Cattle futures mostly lower ahead of On Feed numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots increased in May. The USDA says 2.05 million head of U.S. cattle went on feed in May, an increase of 4 percent from last year. Placements are outside the upper end of pre-report estimates. Nationally placements are up about 90,000 head, however, placements in Texas and Nebraska, two of the largest cattle […] The post Cattle placed in May outside pre-report expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were lower Friday except for butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.01 at $0.47.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0075 at $1.8450.   Eleven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8450 to $1.88.  Cheese barrels were down $0.01 at $1.92.  Seven sales were recorded, ranging […] The post CME cash dairy prices mostly lower Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says foreign ag land ownership continues to be one of her top concerns. The Iowa Republican says she recently co-sponsored the No American Land for Communist China Act, which would prohibit foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. land and ag land near federal property. “Communist China is not buying up American land […] The post Rep. Hinson backs foreign land ownership bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A livestock producer group is asking for tariffs and farm bill language requiring mandatory country of origin labeling.  Bill Bullard with R-CALF USA tells Brownfield work is being done to gather support for COOL in Washington, D.C. “We have Senator Mike Rounds circulating a dear college letter asking other Senators to join him in a […] The post R-CALF USA wants COOL in the farm bill, tariffs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story