July 9, 2024

The USDA’s proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders includes make allowance increases of up to seven cents per pound for butterfat, nonfat dry milk, dry whey, and cheese.  American Farm Bureau Federation economist Danny Munch tells Brownfield if finalized, it would make a big dent in a farmer’s milk check. “When we loop […] The post AFBF unhappy with proposed dairy make allowances increases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Winter wheat harvest is wrapping up for Kansas farmers. Jacquelyne Leffler who farms near Emporia tells Brownfield she’s had back-to-back years of high yielding wheat.  “We pushed up to 85 bushels on some yields for straight through on fields and fields that had more wet spots were in the 50s,” she says. “Test weight was excellent, and […] The post Kansas producers note strong winter wheat yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The leader of one of the states hit hardest by recent flooding wants to be sure disaster aid gets to those who need it most. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tells Brownfield the process can take time. “We’ve seen this in state government, if we hurry and don’t get it right then you have money that […] The post Walz wants flood disaster aid to be timely and targeted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower, with boxed beef down sharply at midday, waiting for direct business to get better defined. August live cattle were $2.00 lower at $182.35 and October was down $2.00 at $18.30. August feeder were down $3.45 at $255.72 and September was $3.80 lower at $256.82. […] The post Cattle futures sharply lower Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A biofuels producer is turning to solar to help reduce its carbon footprint. Edgar Castro with Chevron Renewable Energy Group says the installation of a solar array at its facility in north Iowa will cut electricity usage nearly in half. “About two years ago somebody had this idea where if we go off the grid […] The post Iowa biofuels plant using solar to reduce carbon footprint appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Southern rust has been detected in Kansas. Dr. Rodrigo Onofre is the row crops specialist at Kansas State University’s Department of Plant Pathology. “We just confirmed as of July 1st that southern rust was identified in Sedwick County, which is the south-central part of the state.” According to Kansas State University, southern rust thrives in […] The post Southern rust confirmed in Kansas, KSU says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.94, down 3/4 centAug. soybeans closed at $11.31 and 1/4, down 17 and 3/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $345.30, down $4.70Aug. soybean oil closed at 46.95, down 214 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.72, up 1 and 1/2 centsAug. live cattle closed at $182.35, down $2.00Aug. feeder cattle closed at $255.72, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 9, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were sharply lower on speculative and technical selling. The trade is watching Tropical Storm Beryl move further inland, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of the southern and eastern Midwest. Near-term forecasts are generally drier for central and western growing areas. That adds up to mostly favorable development conditions in many key U.S. growing areas. […] The post Soybeans extend decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois Department of Agriculture state veterinarian says any lactating dairy cattle participating in any livestock exhibitions in the state must be tested for H5N1 beginning July 17th. Dr. Mark Ernst tells Brownfield Illinois has no reported cases of the disease, but twelve states do… “We wanted to make sure that exhibitors still had the […] The post IL requiring H5N1 testing of exhibition dairy cattle appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story