October 2, 2024

The dairy checkoff has found success by working with restaurant chains to include more dairy products on their menus.  Randy Roecker milks a small dairy herd in Wisconsin and is the Innovation Committee Chairman at Dairy Management Inc.  Roecker tells Brownfield one success story is their partnership with Domino’s Pizza. “What’s pizza without cheese? So, […] The post Dairy checkoff builds demand with restaurant chains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says he expects to see fewer beef on dairy animals entering the market.  Robin Schmahl with AgDairy tells Brownfield the lower beef prices and the need for dairy producers to consider raising more dairy heifers could lead to fewer beef-on-dairy animals entering the market. “There’s a little bit of incling going out […] The post Analyst expects less beef-on-dairy animals appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Minnesota farmers are expected to harvest a highly variable corn crop this fall. University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist Jeff Coulter tells Brownfield the harvest pace is a little bit behind normal. “There’s still a range in grain moisture right now, some of the corn still hasn’t reached the black layer phase yet. Other corn […] The post Minnesota farmers harvesting highly variable corn crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Missouri says the soybean crop he’s harvesting has been very dry. Drew Lock tells Brownfield “I’ve actually seen beans down in the 9 to 11% range. It seems early for that, but that’s the way they’re coming out. There’s lots of green stems. It’s harvesting ok, but it’s a little challenging […] The post A good, but dry soybean crop in northeast MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A researcher at the University of Nebraska is helping develop the first virtual replica of a corn field. James Schnable tells Brownfield… “What we want the digital model to do is tell us a lot about how a plant is growing in a particular environment,” he says. In the past researchers have relied on crop […] The post University of Nebraska researcher helping develop virtual replica corn field appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, preparing for this week’s direct cash business. December live was up $2.52 at $187.70 and February was $2.22 higher at $188.40. November feeders were $3.87 higher at $248.55 and January was up $3.62 at $242.07. Direct cash cattle trade remains relatively quiet Wednesday afternoon […] The post Cattle futures sharply higher Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.32 and 1/2, up 3 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.56, down 1 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $340.40, down $7.10Dec. soybean oil closed at 43.64, up 73 pointsDec. wheat closed at $6.15 and 1/4, up 16 and 1/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $187.70, up $2.52Nov. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 2, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were mixed. Soybeans consolidated, while watching U.S. harvest activity. Early spillover pressure from soybean meal abated after that came up from its lows. The drop in meal was linked to profit taking and the European Union said it would delay a plan to cut imports of ag commodities from deforested areas. That likely would […] The post Strong gains for wheat at midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story