July 10, 2024

Rural community leaders impacted by recent natural disasters are urging Congress to strengthen infrastructure funding and response efforts. During a hearing Wednesday, Minnesota farmer and County Commissioner Kevin Paap testified on the impact of a partial dam failure in his community last month that released more than 11.6 million cubic yards of sediment after severe […] The post Rural leaders ask Congress for more natural disaster response appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Bayer agronomist says it’s been a year for the bugs. “It’s been easier to find insect issues this year in both corn and beans than I can recall.” Lance Tarochione, who covers western Illinois, tells Brownfield a wide range of pests are causing problems. “The year of stink bugs, of aphids, cutworm, it’s the […] The post 2024 “Year of the bug” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were down and feeders were sharply lower, watching the direct cash markets. There’s also some talk boxed beef has put in its seasonal high. August live was $.10 lower at $182.25 and October was down $.10 at $183.20. August feeders were down $1.37 at $254.35 and September was $2.25 […] The post Cash hogs sharply lower Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.95 and 3/4, up 1 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $11.13 and 1/4, down 18 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $339.20, down $6.10Aug. soybean oil closed at 46.34, down 61 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.61 and 1/2, down 10 and 1/2 centsAug. live cattle closed at $182.25, down 10 centsAug. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 10, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab says distributing more than 825 million dollars from the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program for the loss of milk caused by the H5N1 virus doesn’t adequately address prevention. Dr. Keith Poulson questions how the ELAP program will incentivize producers and processors to […] The post Veterinary researcher wants more ELAP dollars set aside for H5N1 surveillance, prevention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chief counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says producers should have less regulatory overreach in the future. Mary-Thomas Hart tells Brownfield the end of Chevron deference will have long-term impacts for the ag industry. “We’re going to see kind of a rebalancing of the separation of powers,” she says.  “Hopefully back to what […] The post Chevron decision could help rein in regulatory overreach appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling, unable to follow through on some early firm trade. Near-term development weather looks mostly favorable, but there is a chance of hotter, drier conditions in some areas. Still, at this point, crop conditions, on the balance, are much better than a year ago and there won’t be […] The post Soybeans fail to rally, see more losses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s broiler hatchery numbers continue to point to a larger supply of chicken in 2024. 247.149 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, up nearly 2 million on the week and 2% above a year ago, with average hatchability declining slightly to 78.9%. 190.007 million broiler-type chicks entered into meat production, slightly […] The post Broiler hatchery numbers stay on uptrend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers are learning about adding vegetables to their row crop operations.  Steve Rachut grows onions, potatoes, corn, and soybeans near Fertile, where he hosted a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day Wednesday. He says there’s interest in vegetable production. “And trying to figure out if there’s a way to try and grow more vegetables and […] The post Farmers explore vegetable opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story