It’s never too early to start planning your garden for next year. Dana Hillfinger with Johnny’s Seeds says one of the biggest trends she’s seeing in the garden space is identifying varieties and tools that can help save time and labor. AUDIO: Healthy Living on gardening trends The post Trends in garding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Many corn and soybean farmers are preparing equipment for harvest. Jarrad Bourne with Ziegler Ag Equipment recommends a walkaround of the combine. “Make sure you pull all the shields off, stick your head in there to all the places you don’t look at very often.” He also encourages a pre-harvest visit from a local technician. […] The post Pre-harvest combine prep appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The demographics of red meat consumers around the world are changing. Iowa beef producer Ross Havens, who sits on the Beef Checkoff’s International Marketing Committee, says a recent cooking demonstration from the U.S. Meat Export Federation with Japanese culinary students is an opportunity to secure demand for years to come. “There were young people who […] The post Connecting with the next generation of consumers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn closed at $4.06, up 1 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.10 and 3/4, up 10 and 1/4 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $318.90, up $2.90Oct. soybean oil closed at 40.33, up 55 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.78 and 1/2, down 3/4 centOct. live cattle closed at $178.02, up $1.07Oct. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 12, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The lower Mississippi River remains low as the new crop marketing year begins and that could become a challenge for ag exports. Mark Fuchs, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, tells Brownfield “there’s potential for the lower part of the river, below St. Louis and Chester, Illinois, for the river to […] The post Lower Mississippi River levels being monitored appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA lowered production slightly even with no changes to the record yield estimate or harvested area. New crop ending stocks were down on the month, mostly due to lower old crop carryout caused by strong crush demand, in addition to that reduction in production. Soybeans […] The post Soybeans up after USDA numbers, corn, wheat mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky Extension says frogeye leaf spot is continuing to spread across the Midwest. Carl Bradley tells Brownfield the fungus that attacks soybean leaves was once thought to only be a southern issue. “I guess I would say kind of the mid-South, but it’s all the way up in […] The post Frogeye leaf spot continues spread appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
New federal grants will increase biodiesel usage along the Detroit River. Pete Probst with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition tells Brownfield most traffic on the Great Lakes St. Lawerence Seaway has to pass through the Port of Detroit. “Finding ways to get more biodiesel into those vehicles and barges is really the goal and to […] The post Michigan biodiesel usage growing in Detroit area appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The three state universities released their fall enrollment numbers today. The University of Northern Iowa reported a 2.9% increase in enrollment, marking the second straight year for an increase. The Cedar Falls school has struggled to keep numbers up and this is the first time for consecutive year enrollment increases since 2009 and 2010. Enrollment […] View Full Story
The Midwest regional director for American Farmland Trust sees drones as another tool in expanding the use of cover crops. Kris Reynolds, who also farms in central Illinois, says the technology is showing its usefulness. “One of the things we often hear about is ‘I just don’t have the time to get this done in […] The post Drones providing alternate cover crop seeding method appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
