July 18, 2024

Sep. corn closed at $3.91 and 1/4, down 6 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.98 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $337.20, down $1.90Aug. soybean oil closed at 46.45, up 24 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.35 and 1/4, down 4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $182.25, down $2.02Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 18, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A veterinarian says outbreaks of avian influenza in dairy herds are a reminder for all cattle producers to examine their biosecurity plans. Dr. Joe Gillespie, senior professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim, says start with the basics. “Biosecurity could start at the simple level of knowing what the traffic flow is on and off my […] The post Time to beef up cattle biosecurity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant pathologist is encouraging farmers to leave a check strip in fields receiving fungicide applications. Marty Chilvers is with Michigan State University. “If you don’t leave a check strip, you have no idea what that fungicide did for you,” he explains. “It doesn’t need to be the whole length of the field. It’s just […] The post Leave a check strip in fungicide applications appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, bouncing off the recent contract low. Weather looks favorable in most of the region, but the big month for soybean development is August. For now, consensus seems to be building that it will be a large crop, even with several months to go until harvest. […] The post Soybeans see modest gains after new export sale appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan farms could soon receive climate smart verifications as part of a new USDA pilot project. Megan Phillips Goldenberg with the Michigan Climate Smart Farm Project tells Brownfield a $4.7 million Climate Smart Commodities Grant will assist farms in adopting conservation practices and developing new markets. “Our particular focus of this grant in this pilot […] The post Michigan Climate Smart Farm verifications coming soon appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa farmer says pest pressure has been minimal in his crops despite the wetter than expected growing season. Lance Lillibridge raises corn, alfalfa, and red angus cattle in Benton County. “We’ve only seen one (corn) rootworm beetle,” he said. “I think that’s great. We’ve seen a few ears that have the silks clipped […] The post Iowa farmer sees minimal pest pressure in corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Des Moines August 16th, 2024 at the Iowa State Fair. The post Iowa State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story