September 18, 2024

The sugarbeet harvest pace is close to normal in west-central Minnesota. Jerry Trotter with the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative says the pre-pile process was slightly delayed. “By two weeks this year, that was largely due to the projected crop size. And so far it has gone as expected.” He tells Brownfield it looks to […] The post “Average” sugarbeet crop in west-central and southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Broiler sets and placements continue to move above year ago levels. The USDA says 237.473 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, dropping 6.427 million on the week, but that was also up 3% on the year, continuing to point to a year-over-year gain in production. Average hatchability was unchanged at 79.7%. Placements of broiler-type […] The post Broiler hatchery holds higher trend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A carbon specialist wants farmers to consider doing less fall tillage. Clay Craighton with Agoro Carbon Alliance says depending on certain circumstances and soil types, tillage is necessary. “But do we need to do it to the extent that we normally did is the question. Where we used to field cultivate, could a vertical till […] The post Considering less fall tillage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the USDA says the agency continues to work closely with the Department of Treasury on the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit. Robert Bonnie tells Brownfield improvements to the credit can make biofuels more attractive for the new Sustainable Aviation Fuel market. “As we look at […] The post Work continues on clean fuel production tax credit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Growth Energy has filed an amicus brief in a U.S. Court of Appeals case challenging the EPA’s tailpipe emissions rule. Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Chris Bliley tells Brownfield there’s concern the emissions rule favors electric vehicles and overlooks the benefits of lower carbon biofuels. “Even mid-level and high-level blends with hybrids and plug-in […] The post Growth Energy submits legal brief: don’t overlook biofuels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Central Indiana farmer Jim Douglas says harvest is just getting started in his part of the state. “You know, I see a sprinkle of combines in the field here,” he says. “We have not harvested anything yet. But I’m planning on getting in the field maybe this afternoon.” He tells Brownfield the crop has been […] The post Indiana farmer says warm, dry conditions speeding up crop maturity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A federal judge in Missouri has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against major crop seed and chemical companies, ruling a lack of sufficient evidence they conspired to fix prices on crop chemical products. In her decision, Judge Sarah Pitlyk faulted the plaintiffs for using generalizations to prove the companies schemed to collectively boycott electronic crop inputs. […] The post Federal judge dismisses chemical price-fixing lawsuit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says harvest is off to a slow start. Jeff Brown, who’s based in Macon County, says early corn yields are about average. “Yields have been good. Couple of greats.”  He says, “I think as we go into May corn, it looks like we’ll have better ear counts, better kernel counts. So, […] The post Slow start to central Illinois harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production hit a 12-week low last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.049 million barrels a day, down 31,000 on the week, partially due to seasonal maintenance, but up 69,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says operating margins at the average Iowa plant […] The post Ethanol production falls to three month low appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story