September 12, 2024

The USDA has increased its 2024 projections for beef, pork, chicken, and turkey production, while decreasing the egg outlook. Beef is estimated at 26.795 billion pounds, up 59 million from August on a faster cow slaughter pace and heavier weights, with an average steer price of $185.11 per hundredweight, down $3, and higher imports, exports, […] The post USDA meat outlooks up on month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist with Hoegemeyer Hybrids says corn rootworm has been an issue for some Nebraska farmers. Craig Langemeier tells Brownfield… “The main problem with them is they’re going to feed on the roots. Maybe to the point where we may see just yield loss from a lack of a root system, but we also see […] The post Corn rootworm an issue for some in Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA made modest adjustments to 2024/25 U.S. corn and soybean ending stocks based on changes to production and 2023/24 ending stocks. New crop corn ending stocks were down 16 million bushels at 2.057 billion bushels due to solid old crop ethanol and export demand, which pulled 2024/25 beginning stocks, or 2023/24 ending stocks, lower […] The post Modest changes for new crop corn, soybean carryout appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An associate professor of weed science at Purdue University says specialty crop growers have another option for weed control. Steven Meyers says silage tarps aren’t just for dairy farmers. “Essentially, small vegetable farmers have started to use them either as a stale seed bed application or for cover crop termination or for early season weed […] The post Using silage tarps for weed control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nebraska Farm Bureau members will soon have access to a new healthcare program. President Mark McHargue tells Brownfield the Nebraska Farm Bureau Health Plan rolls out October 1. “This is really kind of like insurance used to be. You’d go through underwriting and our experience with the partners that we’re partnering with, Tennessee Health insurance, still […] The post Nebraska Farm Bureau introduces new healthcare program for members appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A mechanical weed specialist says herbicides aren’t the only way to control weeds. Sam Oschwald Tilton says farmers need more options to increase profitability. “Organic agriculture can be extremely profitable because often we’re substituting natural systems for purchased inputs and what that means is that farmers are able to drastically lower the inputs,” he says. He tells […] The post Herbicides aren’t the only way to control weeds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has raised its 2024 production guess for corn slightly, while lowering the outlook for soybeans. This year’s corn crop is now pegged at 15.186 billion bushels, up less than 1% from August on a half a bushel increase in the average yield estimate to 183.6 bushels per acre. Harvested area was left at […] The post USDA cuts 2024 soybean guess slightly, increases corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Illinois agronomist says many farmers in his area remain optimistic about the crop despite seeing mixed early harvest results. John Pike, who’s based in Williamson County, tells Brownfield… “We’ve got a wide planting window which will lead to a very wide harvest window and a lot of variability.”  He says, “There are some […] The post Variable early harvest results in southern IL appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story