August 30, 2024

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says the ag industry deserves the certainty of a new five-year farm bill. Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield many farmers at the 2024 Farm Progress Show expressed concerns about crop insurance. “When you’ve got corn at $3.60 and soybeans at $9.40, that’s a killer,” Feenstra said. “We’ve got to increase […] The post Rep. Feenstra says producers need crop insurance certainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says tar spot scouting needs to be a priority as harvest approaches. Eric Wilson says many farmers have stepped up their management of the disease. “I feel like more farmers sprayed fungicide this year than they did a year ago with a better corn price,” he said. “That’s a […] The post Scout for tar spot in September appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some Iowa farmers say they’ll start harvesting crops in September while others plan to hold off until October. Davenport farmer Robb Ewoldt says he expects to get combines in the field in the next two weeks. “I think we’ll have some corn by the 15th of September,” he said. Brent Renner of Klemme tells Brownfield, […] The post Iowa farmers discuss harvest timelines at Farm Progress Show appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Republican member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee looking for progress on the farm bill is frustrated with Senate Ag Committee leadership. Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn says he and his colleagues in the House have worked hard on bipartisan legislation. “The Senate has kind of a laundry list of things they’ve talked about, very […] The post Nunn critical of Senate Ag Committee leadership over farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

University of Wisconsin teams are working on ways to help cover crops get established faster and stronger in the fall. Soybean specialist Shawn Conley tells Brownfield weather in northern states can make establishing a cover crop between harvest and frost challenging. “If you look at the total number of acres, we only have about 8% […] The post Cover crop research explores supplemental N ahead of soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, supported by higher boxed beef during the session. October live cattle closed $.70 higher at $178.60 and December lives closed $.85 higher at $177.55.  October feeder cattle closed $1.07 higher at $237.75 and November feeder cattle closed $.85 higher at $235.25.  There was some […] The post Cattle, hog futures higher to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. It was a dry August in much of the region, leading to some concerns about yield. Still, a lot of Friday’s gains were end of the month, pre-holiday short covering as the trade is expecting a record yield, for now. Parts of the Midwest and Plains […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat up ahead of Labor Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.78, up 6 and 1/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.82, up 8 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $311.60, up $5.00Sep. soybean oil closed at 43.14, down 3 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.32 and 3/4, up 7 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $178.60, up 70 centsSep. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 30, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A hydrologist with the National Weather Service in western Kentucky says water levels on the lower Mississippi River are low again as the new crop marketing year begins. Mary Lamm tells Brownfield it’s not unusual for this time of the year and she’s not too concerned yet. “It’s the third year in a row that […] The post Low Mississippi River levels again appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story