September 20, 2024

Community leaders in southern Michigan are encouraging students to consider a career in agriculture. Scott Welden tells Brownfield 11 schools came to his farm in Hillsdale County this week to learn about the diversity of job opportunities. “It wasn’t that long ago that there weren’t jobs, and students were perhaps being told they needed to […] The post Hillsdale County sparking ag career interests appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jeff Pape is one of many row crop farmers facing some difficult marketing decisions as harvest gets going. “Kind of interesting talking to people that market ahead like I typically do, and just not having enough marketed this year is probably my only complaint of myself. And it’s refreshing to hear multiple other people as […] The post Waiting on a market bounce that never came appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mostly higher, watching direct business develop and waiting for the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, which was out after the close. October live was up $2.50 at $182.47 and December was $2.07 higher at $183.20. October feeders were $.12 higher at $243.90 and November was up […] The post Cash cattle business develops Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.01 and 3/4, down 4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.12, down 1 and 1/4 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $317.40, down $2.50Oct. soybean oil closed at 42.16, up 41 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.68 and 1/2, up 3 centsOct. live cattle closed at $182.47, up $2.50Oct. feeder cattle closed at $243.90, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 20, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Milk production rose slightly in August.  USDA says production totaled 18.1 billion pounds, which was one-tenth of a percent more than August of 2023.  USDA also revised the July figures down to 18.2 billion pounds, down three-tenths of a percent from a year ago.  The July revision represented a decrease of 1 million pounds or […] The post Milk production rose slightly in August appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, but still managed a modestly higher weekly finish. The trade was watching harvest activity ahead of widespread rain delays in parts of the region. Early yield results have been mixed, maybe a little disappointing in eastern growing areas due to the recent dry weather. China bought […] The post Down day for corn, soybeans on harvest pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says the lack of progress on the farm bill leads her to believe another extension is coming soon. “In the Senate, the democrats’ priorities have completely shifted away from working on the farm bill to focusing on digital commodities and cryptocurrency.” The Iowa Republican says she’s frustrated with Senate Ag Committee […] The post Ernst calls out Senate Ag Committee leadership over farm bill delays appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corteva Agriscience says it’s partnering with tech company Pairwise to help advance climate resilience in agriculture. Tom Greene, senior director and global leader for Corteva Catalyst, says the company’s $25 million equity investment will expand the reach of gene editing to a wide variety of staple and specialty crops. “And then it surrounds sort of […] The post Corteva announces Pairwise partnership appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots during August were down slightly on the year. The USDA says those placements were 1% lower than last year at 1.975 million head, with a significant number of those cattle weighing between 700 and 900 pounds, starting to head to market as early as December. That decrease was despite […] The post August cattle placements down 1% appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The secretary of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says a drastic slowdown in visa approvals by the U.S. government is impacting agriculture. Katie Brown, whose family raises hogs and row crops in Montgomery County, says a major change has happened in the past six months. “Two years ago, that process would take anywhere between three […] The post Visa approval slowdown impacting ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story