September 17, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.12 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.06, up 1 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $318.00, down $2.10Oct. soybean oil closed at 40.55, up 80 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.75 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $178.80, up $1.57Oct. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 17, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Michigan soybean farmer says this year is the earliest he’s ever started harvest. Bay City farmer John Burk tells Brownfield he started combining on Saturday. “The hot, dry weather has sped our harvest up probably a week to 10 days ahead of normal, just like our dry beans,” he shares. “We started combining dry […] The post Michigan farmer says soy harvest is his earliest ever appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans ended the day higher but spent most of the day on both sides of unchanged in the pretty quiet trade.  Soybean meal was lower, while soybean oil moved higher.  Soybean conditions declined slightly on Monday, but crop development and harvest are both ahead of the average pace.  The trade continues to monitor weather in […] The post Soybeans, corn finish the day with modest gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pictured: Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser at the 2023 NAFB Convention (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A southwest Iowa farmer says the ag industry needs a new five-year farm bill before the end of the year. Ray Gaesser farms near Corning and serves as a farm bill advisor for House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson. “The […] The post Iowa farmer continues farm bill advisory work appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The expansion of agricultural trade to Vietnam is a priority for USDA. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor says she recently returned from a trade mission to the country. “Some of the objectives of our trade mission were strengthening trade ties, identifying new market opportunities, and expanding U.S. agricultural exports,” she […] The post Taylor lauds ag trade mission to Vietnam appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A board member with the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) says new federal funding is helping build export demand for corn, sorghum, and barley. Jim Reed, an Illinois farmer and at-large board member with USGC, says $17 million dollars from the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) is going to a variety of uses. “A number of […] The post U.S. Grains Council utilizing new RAPP funding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist with Bayer says field trials for its short-statures corn hybrids have been encouraging. Shawn McDonald says Bayer’s Preceon variety is only about 7 feet tall with 24-to-28-inch ear heights. “What we’ve seen with that in some field testing so far is significant reductions in green snap risk, he says. “When we look at a place like […] The post Field trials for short stature corn showing promise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybeans have been pressured by disease this growing season in Nebraska. Mike Gruener, with Wyffels Hybrids discusses some of the more prominent diseases, like Crown Rot and Southern Rust, that could impact yields. Brownfield interviewed Gruener at the 2024 Husker Harvest Days, near Grand Island, Nebraska. AUDIO: Mike Gruener, Wyffels Hybrids The post Southern Rust could impact yields in Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story