The recent Global Dairy Trade event August 20th saw the price index jump five and a half percent, with the biggest price jump in the whole milk powder market. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield there’s a reason for the price jump. “We finally saw China come back to the Global Dairy Trade and buy […] The post China is buying milk powder again, for now appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Near-term conditions look hot in much of the region, potentially stressing the crop. By this weekend, most of the region should see cooler temperatures and some areas could also get receive rainfall. There’s a chance for scattered storms during the first half of this week, but […] The post Soybeans see more gains, with corn, wheat up appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Students in the Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies program put their work to good use by donating food from their on-campus garden Monday to the Food Bank of Siouxland. Food Bank associate executive director, Valerie Petersen, says it’s a great way to receive fresh food. “We can’t get any fresher in this can […] View Full Story
Sep. corn closed at $3.67 and 1/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.67 and 1/2, up 7 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $317.30, up $5.20Sep. soybean oil closed at 41.15, down 55 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.08 and 1/4, up 10 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $179.40, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 27, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Some state regulations are limiting how manure digesters can support food waste reduction goals. American Biogas Council Vice President of Policy Heather Dziedzic tells Brownfield, “Right now, we have sort of a tension if you will between goals to recycle organics and divert food waste from landfills knowing that they contain nutrients and could go […] The post Manure digesters capped on food waste recycling appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southern Ohio farmer says yield estimates are lower than expected. Greg Corcoran says this year’s harvest is going to be a challenge. “Different wide ranges of that corn that corn ear were that top thirds probably down to 14% moisture and then the bottom still holding about 20%,” he says. “It’s going to be […] The post Ohio growers should expect a hot and dry harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A mechanical weed specialist says there are benefits from moving away from herbicides to control weeds. Sam Oschwald Tilton is helping growers make the switch to mechanical weed prevention. “Non-chemical or physical weed control is getting a lot more interest,” he says. “Recently, the popularity of organics that only continues to grow is also because of […] The post Another option for managing weeds without herbicides appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag tax professor says several tax benefits are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. Roger McEowen with the Washburn University School of Law says the qualified business income deduction would be eliminated. “This is a 20% deduction against a farmer’s business income. If I have farm income of $300,000, that’s a $60,000 […] The post Several ag tax benefits in limbo after 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Lower corn and soybean prices are attracting some new export demand, but an extension economist at the University of Missouri says there hasn’t been as much demand as expected yet, especially from one key buyer. Ben Brown says China still isn’t buying much from the United States and if that continues, it will be a […] The post More demand needed to help with commodity prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowans who want to vote by mail can now start requesting absentee ballots for this fall’s election, as today is the first day county auditors can accept applications for those absentee ballots. Becky Bissell, president of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors, says it’s a good idea for Iowans to request ballots sooner rather […] View Full Story
