August 6, 2024

Work continues on the 10th edition of the Dietary Guidelines.  Shalene McNeill, the executive director of nutrition research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the guidelines are updated every five years and will be for 2025 to 2030. The DGAs serve as the foundation for federal nutrition policy and shape the recommendations found on […] The post The value of beef to a healthy diet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A policy expert with the National Corn Growers Association says she’s hopeful the Mexican decree banning genetically modified corn imports will be overturned before the end of the year. Nancy Martinez says U.S. lawyers made good arguments at a June hearing to show Mexico’s decree violates provisions under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “Mexico has also made […] The post NCGA representative hopeful for resolution to Mexico’s GM corn ban appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were mostly lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business. October live cattle closed $.05 higher at $179.05, and December lives closed $.20 lower at $178.05. September feeder cattle closed $.67 lower at $240.57, and October feeders closed $.20 lower at $239.02.  Direct cash […] The post Hogs futures higher on stronger pork values during the session appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new processing facility is helping Michigan sugarbeet growers capture additional returns from the same acres. Michigan Sugar Company’s Rob Clark tells Brownfield a Molasses Desugarization Facility at the company’s Bay City site is extracting additional sugar from what was previously a byproduct used for animal feed. “We are going to produce 80 million additional […] The post New Michigan Sugar facility doubles molasses processing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new alliance plans to convert a milk byproduct into ethanol for sustainable aviation fuel. Canadian-based Dairy Distillery CEO Omid McDonald tells Brownfield this isn’t the first time the technology has been used. “In the ‘70s, there was a lot of focus on fermenting lactose to make ethanol to power cars during the oil crisis,” […] The post Dairy Distillery Alliance breaks ground on biofuel project appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

According to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, farmer sentiment improved slightly from last month. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture tells Brownfield the rise was surprising. “Given that we saw weakness, especially in corn and soybean prices from June to July, to see the rise in the indexes that rose eight […] The post Ag Economy Barometer slightly improves in June appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some cattle producers say they are cautiously optimistic about the continued strength in the markets. Lisa Kubik of Traer tells Brownfield live and feeder cattle futures continue to trade near all-time highs. “Cattle prices the last couple of years have been great,” she said. “As a cattle producer ourselves, we’ve definitely benefited from that.” But […] The post Cattle markets, input costs headline Rep. Hinson’s Women in Ag Roundtable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.88 and 3/4, down 2 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.14, down 17 and 1/2 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $330.60, down $8.10Sep. soybean oil closed at 40.85, down 24 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.43 and 1/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $179.05, up 5 centsSep. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 6, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Great Lakes shipping facility built only a year ago is looking to expand export opportunities for farmers.  The DeLong company opened a new bulk commodity loading facility last year at the Port of Milwaukee, and in its first season, shipped mostly dried distillers grains, but Senior Trade Manager Brian Arnold tells Brownfield one load […] The post New export facility can expand soybean meal opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story