September 6, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.06 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.05, down 18 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $320.80, down $1.60Oct. soybean oil closed at 40.21, down 148 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.67, down 7 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $175.17, down $2.07Oct. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 6, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Nebraska farmer says rain has been hard to come by this summer Anne Meis tells Brownfield she saw less than three quarters of an inch or rain fall between July and August. “We’ve kept the pivots running and getting that crop filled out and we can start to see some of the beans just […] The post Scarce rains leading to some challenges for Nebraska farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A leader with the United Soybean Board says conservation practices could help provide economic benefits for farmers. Jack Cornell, USB’s director of sustainable supply, says, “I see input prices going up and commodity prices are staying about the same. How does a farmer maintain profitability long-term? Marketing their grain in a way that increases their […] The post USB touts long-term conservation practices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop specialist says in-season observations can help producers tackle corn rootworm pressure in 2025. David Schlake, technical product lead for Syngenta, says the pest has become more difficult to manage. “They have been an ever-evolving pest,” he said. “We’re seeing pressure increase and activity has been in areas where maybe (farmers) have never experienced […] The post Making corn rootworm management decisions for 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says tar spot hasn’t been a major concern across Iowa this year. Channel’s Neal Borgmeyer says he expected the disease to be problematic for the state’s corn crop. “We really shaped up thinking we’ve got excess moisture, this is going to be a great environment for tar spot, we started off in June […] The post Tar spot concerns minimal in Iowa, agronomist says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A climatologist says he expects harvest to pick up in Nebraska and Kansas this month. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says he expects warmer temperatures and dry conditions through fall. “It really starts hurting the amount of moisture in the soils. For those involved in harvest, they’re going to probably be pretty […] The post Warm, dry conditions expected through harvest season in Nebraska and Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, but still up on the week for the most active contracts. Forecasts had some near-term rain in parts of the region, but many areas could stay dry into mid-month, which might trim yields. For now, though, the USDA and most private firms are projecting a record […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat down on profit taking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA says U.S. cheese production was higher in July. The total cheese output was 1.19 billion pounds, up 2.7% from June and up nearly 2% from the year before. Italian type cheese production totaled 495 million pounds, up 2% on the month and 2.4% from July 2023.  Producers made just over eight million more pounds […] The post U.S. cheese production up in July appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers who participated in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer are less optimistic about farmland values. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture tells Brownfield… “We still have more people telling us that they think farmland is going to go up in value over the next 12 months than think it’s going to […] The post Farmers are less optimistic about short term farmland values appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A coalition of ag groups are asking the Office of Management and Budget to reject USDA’s request to conduct Farm Labor Survey with current collection methods. Jamie Clover Adams with the Michigan Asparagus Association tells Brownfield data has become biased as response rates have decreased and collection efforts need to be updated. “Michigan’s fruit and […] The post Ag groups call for updates to farm labor survey methods appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story