September 19, 2024

The soybean harvest is underway in southeast Minnesota. Northfield farmer Bruce Peterson tells Brownfield some early maturity varieties planted the last week of April turned quickly thanks to warm and dry September weather. “Not a lot of beans ready, touch and go if we could keep going all day today or if we’re going to […] The post Soybean harvest underway in southeast Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some Illinois farmers say marketing will be the biggest challenge of the 2024 growing season. Mark Schweizer, who farms in Montgomery County, says he’s not sure what to do with the crop he started harvesting this week. “Sell it out of the field and buy a call?”  He says, “I don’t know what I’m going […] The post Marketing questions remain as harvest picks up appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.0075 at $0.5875.  Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5875 to $0.5975.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.03 at $2.2750.   Three sales were recorded, ranging from $2.27 to $2.2750.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0125 at $2.61.  No sales were […] The post CME cash dairy prices mostly down Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story