August 20, 2024

Sep. corn closed at $3.75, down 3 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.57 and 1/4, up 1 centSep. soybean meal closed at $312.30, up 60 centsSep. soybean oil closed at 40.71, up 24 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.33, up 4 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $175.60, down $3.42Sep. feeder cattle closed at $234.50, down […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 20, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this episode of the Compeer Financial Podcast, Compeer Chief Mission Officer John Monson talks about the needs of rural communities, such as infrastructure funding and additional resources to help agriculture thrive, and how Compeer is working to fill in funding gaps. Monson also tells Brownfield more about improving rural vitality, the innovations being used […] The post Compeer Financial: What’s Next for Rural Communities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers continue to make investments in conservation that both improve on-farm resilience and mitigate climate change.  Lindsey Shapiro is the farm bill campaign organizer with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture. “A lot of them are very traditional classic conservation programs and practices that just have the added benefit of also, you know, sequestering carbon and in building […] The post Invest in Our Land crop installation promotes climate-smart ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says that without investments in research and technology, American agriculture risks losing its advantage over the rest of the world.  Arkansas’ John Boozman tells Brownfield, “In the framework that we laid out, and I believe it was the same in the House framework, we actually double […] The post Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member says research investments needed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A board member with the US Grains Council says the organization is focused on overturning Mexico’s GMO corn ban. Jim Reed, an Illinois farmer, says the group has representatives in the country working on the issue. “If we have to channel certain products one way and certain products another way, the US export system is […] The post USGC focused on Mexico GMO corn ban appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from Michigan Soybean Committee President Mark Senk on how the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition is working to increase biodiesel usage as a cleaner burning, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel fuel. The post Today’s Fuel for a Better Tomorrow appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story