July 16, 2024

Some farmers are finding retrofitting machinery a viable option in the current economy.               Central Illinois farmer Chris Stoller says they’ve retrofitted most of their machinery. “There’s not one piece of equipment that’s on our farm that is 100% from that manufacturer.”  He says, “We fine tune every acre. We fine tune every piece of equipment […] The post Farmers finding retrofitting viable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher, feeders were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed numbers. August lives closed $.55 higher at $182.67 and October lives closed $.72 higher at $184.52.  August feeder cattle closed $.15 lower at $258.62 and September feeders closed $.62 higher at $259.52.  […] The post Cattle futures mostly higher ahead of Friday’s On Feed report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has awarded a record $14.3 million in farm to school grants. The funds were made available through the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants program and will support 154 projects in 43 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Each project is aimed at connecting children to local, […] The post USDA awards farm to school grants appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Michigan farmer says he’s thankful he finished wheat harvest by the Fourth of July and beat the rains. John Burk tells Brownfield any wheat left in fields near him is quickly eroding. “We had a few small rains in between that harvest, but at least the quality stayed.” “Right now the guys are really […] The post Saginaw Bay farmer gets ideal harvest window appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in north-central Missouri says some flooding has affected the crops this summer. Meagan Kaiser tells Brownfield “we’re not used to flooding in July, but we did get flooding this year for a little bit. We’ll see in the next few weeks if the crops grow out of it.” Kaiser, the former chairman of […] The post A variable soybean crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Connected and appreciated is what I felt after the tour of an ethanol facility organized by Missouri Corn’s Director of Market Development Lane Howard. The purpose of the tour was to learn, and I did just that! We heard from an employee who helps sell the product – the co-products merchandiser Anthony Schreiner – and the process manager, […] The post Ethanol tour led to more learning; the value of an internship appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy economist says strong domestic demand has been driving the butter market. Highground’s Betty Berning tells Brownfield, “Buyers have been extremely eager to buy whatever is available, so if there’s more butter for sale, it’s getting sold even at these higher prices.” She says there have been unbelievable high prices since the spring. “We’ve […] The post Butter prices remaining unusually high appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.95 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.90 and 1/2, up 12 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $335.40, up $1.60Aug. soybean oil closed at 46.70, up 28 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.30 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $182.67, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 16, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story