October 10, 2024

The USDA says pork export sales were solid during the week ending October 3rd. The pork sales total was up on the week and considerably larger than average, with Mexico purchasing more than half of the weekly total, reflecting the strong global demand for U.S. pork. Rice also saw a week-to-week improvement, while the other […] The post Solid week for pork, rice export sales appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A state lawmaker and specialty crop farmer says free school meals in Michigan could be enhanced to support additional local and regional food systems. Senator Roger Victory tells Brownfield grant-funded food purchasing can be limiting. “Since we’re not in season 12 months of the year in some of these commodity crops, I like the frozen […] The post Michigan school meal purchasing could be more impactful with local food appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says he’s expecting the USDA to confirm large U.S. crops in the October USDA report. “Big crops have a tendency to get bigger.” Don Roose with U.S. Commodities tells Brownfield U.S. corn yields have been better than expected, even in the poor growing areas. “I think the fear is we could have […] The post Large U.S. crops expected in October USDA report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist at Rabobank says the tighter margins and economic uncertainty have farmers looking for more ways to finance their operations. Owen Wilson is the vice president of oils, grains, and seed analysis. “During COVID, we saw lower demand for operating lines of credit,” he says. “It fell sector wide fell by about $25 billion, […] The post How an economic downturn can influence ag borrowing and lending appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin’s ag secretary says a recent survey of the state’s dairy farmers helps guide the agency to better help them. Randy Romanski tells Brownfield survey responses were consistent. “A very clear indication that soil and water health, animal health remain priorities for Wisconsin farmers.” Romanski says another positive trend continued from the last survey. “Ninety-nine […] The post Wisconsin dairy farmer survey released appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The nationwide services director at Ohio Farm Bureau says Ohio State’s AgTech Innovation Hub is working to future proof the industry. Tim Hicks says the organization is collaborating with university researchers. “Our Executive Vice President, Adam Sharp, has been involved and engaged in the process and sits on the hub council that is involved in […] The post Ohio State’s AgTech Innovation Hub highlights problem solving in the ag industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin’s Secretary of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Randy Romanski discusses agriculture, the dairy industry, and some of the trade and promotion efforts the state has that are tied to World Dairy Expo with Brownfield’s Larry Lee The post World Dairy Expo highlights Wisconsin’s ag industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says he hopes to finish his soybean harvest this week. Derek Martin, who’s based in Logan County, tells Brownfield… “We’re in the home stretch of beans.”  He says, “We’ve had some really good bean yields and we’ve had some average bean yields. Nothing that’s necessarily a home run.  That seems to […] The post Central IL farmer hopes to wrap up soybean harvest this week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story