September 25, 2024

The new board for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has set its priorities for the coming year.  NASDA president and Arkansas Ag Secretary Wes Ward says there are long-term concerns about the farm economy. “The ability to be financially viable into the next year also ties in very nicely with the timing of the farm […] The post Setting priorities for 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.15 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.53 and 1/4, up 11 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $326.10, up $2.50Oct. soybean oil closed at 44.38, up 43 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.89 and 1/4, up 11 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $183.05, down 15 centsOct. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 25, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. poultry production declined during August 2024. The USDA says 4.519 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, 4% less than August 2023, including a 3% decline in chicken to 4.074 billion pounds and an 11% drop for turkey at 434.655 million pounds. The chicken slaughter was down 5% on the year and […] The post August poultry production below prior year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s reporting another year-over-year rise in broiler hatchery numbers. 243.356 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, up 6.31 million on the week and 5% on the year, with average hatchability holding just below 80% at 79.8%. 192.361 million broiler-type chicks entered meat production, 355,000 less than the previous week, but 4% […] The post Broiler sets, placements up on the year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Nebraska farmer says growers need protection from bankruptcy clawback cases. Kevin Fulton, who’s diversified organic farm is based in Sherman County, says he sold his entire 2020 soybean crop to Pipeline Foods, LLC, only to receive a clawback letter a year later. “Said we had 30 days to pay it back, and it was […] The post Nebraska farmer shares bankruptcy clawback story appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag meteorologist says a tropical storm will bring moisture to the Delta and portions of the Corn Belt in the next few days. Greg Soulje says once Hurricane Helene hits land on Thursday, the storm will move up toward Georgia and go west. “There’s probably not much moisture of significance to speak of once […] The post Tropical storm Helene to bring moisture to Delta, portions of Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in eastern South Dakota says soybean harvest hasn’t been too bad this fall considering portions of the crop was drowned out earlier in the growing season. Chet Edinger tells Brownfield yields are better than expected. “It’s above actual production history by a ways. We had a decent August for rainfall. We got 2.5 […] The post Better-than-expected soybean crop in eastern SD appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in west-central Missouri says corn harvest has been moving quickly and it’s been a good crop so far. “We have a lot of corn, not very much storage left and elevators are filling up.” Jordan Bredehoeft, who farms in Lafayette County, says on-farm storage is mostly filled with new crop corn. “We put […] The post A fast paced corn harvest in west-central MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new resource is available to provide practical support strategies and information to help navigate mental health challenges in rural communities. Julie Lux says Rural Minds has partnered with Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and NY FarmNet to provide the “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America” course. “It’s targeted to veterinarians because […] The post New online course provides mental health resources appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Harvest is underway for Bayer’s largest corn seed production facility. Field production specialist Kirk Gibson tells Brownfield the turn to drier weather has made for an ideal end to the season in southern Michigan. “Rain in the month of September or October really slows our harvesting down,” he says. “With this drought, it’s allowed the […] The post Bayer says corn seed harvest running smoothly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story