Republican incumbent Zach Nunn and Lanon Baccam, the Democratic nominee in Iowa’s third congressional district, both say they’d support steps to reduce inflation, but they disagree strongly on the topic of abortion. The candidates debated for an hour on KCCI Television Tuesday night and the first question was about lowering costs for Iowans. Nunn said […] View Full Story
Attorneys for a Hardin County landowner and for the company seeking to build a carbon pipeline argued the case before the Iowa Supreme Court tonight. A district court judge ruled Kent Kasischke did not have the right to refuse to let surveyors for Summit Carbon Solutions on his property. Brian Jorde, Kasischke’s attorney, told the […] View Full Story
The Board of Regents approved today UI Healthcare’s plans to buy Mission Cancer and Blood’s more than 20 community clinics across Iowa. During a special meeting, UI Vice President of Medical Affairs Denise Jamieson told the board the deal will help improve access to treatment. “Cancer rates in Iowa are the second highest in the […] View Full Story
The USDA says it will focus on three efforts to improve market fairness across the seed, meat and cattle sectors. The agency will soon take public comment on a new Packers and Stockyards Act rule to improve base prices for fed cattle purchasing agreements. The Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle is […] The post USDA to focus on three additional market fairness efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market advisor says U.S. dairy products are priced to attract cheese export sales. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield cheese prices in Europe are higher than the U.S. “Even though our cheese prices are pretty high, if you look at our futures market for 2025, Q1 prices are still below $2.00 per pound, and […] The post Export opportunities exist for dairy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp covers the Minnesota Farmers Union Convention in Minneapolis, MN. The post Minnesota Farmers Union Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A northwest Minnesota farmer is building her marketing plan around cost of production. Theresia Gillie of Hallock says she uses an online tool from North Dakota State University’s website to identify her break- even point. “Put your last three years over your different expenses and stuff in, talk to your fertilizer and chemical guys (to) […] The post Minnesota farmer focused on break-evens appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says livestock producers waiting for even lower feed prices should be very careful. Mike North with Ever.ag says when prices went down, other buyers also entered the market. “Those markets really started to respond from an export perspective when price got that low, and I think if we’re just sitting around waiting […] The post Market analyst says don’t wait for even lower feed prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn closed at $4.20 and 3/4, down 5 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.16 and 1/4, down 17 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $323.00, down $1.00Dec. soybean oil closed at 43.09, down 148 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.94 and 3/4, up 2 and 1/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $187.87, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 8, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Harvest is nearly at the halfway point, with favorable conditions in the forecast for many areas. The USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers are out Friday, with the average guess calling for slightly lower production, yield, and domestic ending stocks. The trade is also watching planting […] The post Wheat manages mostly modestly higher finish appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
