June 24, 2024

A southwestern Wisconsin farmer says when it comes to moisture, 2023 and 2024 are opposite extremes. Mike Berget says, “This time last year, we were wondering if we were even going to have a crop, and now this year, we’re wondering if it’s going to float away.” Berget raises corn and soybeans near Darlington and […] The post Excess moisture is causing some crop losses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A livestock economist says the cattle market could see even more volatility and having a risk management plan is critical.  University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says, “Don’t get lulled to sleep by record prices.” He says placements jumped significantly in May and were outside the upper end of pre-report expectations. “If you believe all the […] The post Livestock economist: Don’t get lulled to sleep by record prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to its typically quiet Monday.  Bids and asking prices have yet to surface.  Buyers and sellers have been busy preparing for the week’s business.  Significant trade volume is likely going to hold out sometime Thursday or Friday.  Last week, dressed business in the North ranged from $305 to […] The post Midday cash livestock markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.47.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0450 at $1.89.   Two sales were recorded at $1.86 to $1.89.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0050 at $1.9150. One sale was recorded at that price.  Butter was down $0.0250 at $3.0650.  One sale […] The post CME cash dairy prices mostly lower Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are assessing the impact of devastating weekend rains. Angela Guentzel farms near Mankato in south-central Minnesota and says there’s been record rainfall this spring. “And (officials) have just declared a state of emergency for flash floodings, and that’s just had such a huge effect. Many farms in this area did […] The post Farmers react to devastating weekend rains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says that wheat export inspections for the week ending June 20th were more than what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year started June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 got underway September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand estimates […] The post Export inspections mostly down on week, up on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical agronomist says conditions have been favorable for the development of tar spot in corn fields. Channel’s Derek Whalen says the disease thrives in wet conditions with high humidity. “Unfortunately, with all the stress we’ve been dealing with so far in the Midwest with excess moisture, lots of replant situations, and drowned out areas, […] The post Tar spot management critical with wet conditions prevalent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story