The 2024 soybean harvest has nearly wrapped up for southwest Iowa farmer Lee Brooke. “There’s been a lot of neighbors that have just finished in the last couple of days, and we’ve got a little bit of corn done, but not a whole lot yet. So, we’ll have 10 days, two weeks of corn to […] The post Clarinda farmer expecting record crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A climatologist says he’s concerned about soil moisture levels across the Midwest. Eric Hunt with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says, “We have very low soil moisture in the top part of the profile for pretty much everywhere in the central US north of I-70 and certainly West of I-35. Again, we are just really, really […] The post Soil moisture minimal across Midwest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farm real estate specialist says ag land prices have been softening in some areas of the Corn Belt. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says that trend could continue with a challenging farm economy. “What they’re telling me at the auctions is that the farmers are saying they’re very cautious going into 2025. […] The post Land prices showing declines this fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market advisor says some cash dairy prices have seen big peaks and valleys recently. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield the cheese market recently saw a record followed by a rapid fall. “We’ve seen the barrel cheese market two weeks ago had an all-time high of $2.62 and some change per pound, but as […] The post Dairy market rollercoaster continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dairy is a valuable source of nutrients for pregnant and nursing mothers, babies, and children. Audrey Donahoe is president of the National Dairy Council she says seven of the necessary 14 nutrients is found in milk. AUDIO: Healthy Living on dairy in the first 1,000 days The post Dairy in the first 1,000 days appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A northeast Kansas farmer says it’s been a banner year for his corn crop. Lance Rezac, who farms northeast of Wamego, tells Brownfield… “Corn was our best crop ever, plus 10%. At least plus 5%. It was hands down way above our best crop ever.” He says the good yields were a bit of a surprise. “We […] The post Northeast Kansas farmer says corn harvest was his best ever appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The state Transportation Commission approved a change today to a state program used to help communities build roadways for business development. The DOT”s Deb Arp says the change allows the Rebuild Iowa’s Sound Economy or RISE program to be used to relocate businesses in disaster areas. “That is limited to communities that experience state and […] View Full Story
An Eastern Nebraska farmer says he expects to finish soybean harvest soon. Chris Clausen, who farms near Schuyler, tells Brownfield beans have been too dry… “Some of the beans are getting down to 8% I’m hearing, which is a lot drier than normal,” he says. We’d like to harvest them at 11 or 12%, but […] The post Nebraska farmer says soybeans too dry as harvest nears completion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A senior market advisor at Total Farm Marketing says farmers should be strategic when it comes to managing market volatility. Naomi Blohm says producers have been waiting for a price increase. “The result was corn prices rallying nearly $0.50,” she says. “Soybean prices rallied a dollar and wheat prices rallied nearly $0.80 just from late […] The post Managing market volatility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A senior market advisor at Total Farm Marketing says farmers should be strategic when it comes to managing market volatility. Naomi Blohm says producers have been waiting for a price increase. “The result was corn prices rallying nearly $0.50,” she says. “Soybean prices rallied a dollar and wheat prices rallied nearly $0.80 just from late […] The post Managing market volatility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
