October 16, 2024

A fuel economist says he’s optimistic about the outlook for ethanol prices despite high expectations for this year’s U.S. corn harvest. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, says, “Ethanol prices have been rather low. It looks like the growing season was fairly friendly when it comes to corn. That unfortunately could undermine […] The post U.S. ethanol price outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag transportation expert says water level issues along the Mississippi River are occurring at a bad time. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says, “At a time of the year when we want our transportation system to be operating at full throttle, one of our key links in the supply chain […] The post Poor timing of low Mississippi River levels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension agronomist says the pace of the 2024 harvest is one of the quickest she’s ever experienced. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says farmers haven’t had to deal with any challenging weather conditions. “I’m not sure I can remember (a harvest) where we had so many sequential days in a row without any […] The post Agronomist discusses extremely fast harvest pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A fifth-generation cranberry farmer says a lot has changed in the 101 years of her family farm. Lisa Potter with Cutler Cranberry Company north of Camp Douglas tells Brownfield in the 1920s, it was a much different cranberry market than today. “Everything, of course, was sold fresh. We didn’t have any of the wonderful products […] The post Cranberry farming has changed over the last century appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Kansas farmer says he’s nearly finished with harvest. Keith Miller, who farms dryland crops on over 10,000 acres near Great Bend, tells Brownfield. “We’ve got all the beans, all the corn, 95% of the milo cut. We’re on the last cutting of alfalfa right now. That’s where we’re at,” he says. He says corn and […] The post Kansas farmer ahead on harvest says soybeans were among his best ever appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension economist with the University of Arkansas says tropical storms have affected the quality of cotton in the mid-south. Scott Stiles says only a few thousand bales of good quality cotton had been harvested before Tropical Storm Francine moved through in September. “Based on what we’ve seen so far, we probably lost 300 to […] The post Good cotton production, but some quality issues in Arkansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of communications for Indiana Pork says a partnership with a minor league baseball team helped pork producers provide local food banks with much needed protein.  Jeanette Merritt says farmers teamed up with the Fort Wayne TinCups.  “For every breaded pork tenderloin they sold during these games that where they were the Fort Wayne Tenderloins, […] The post Indiana Pork partners with the TinCaps to donate meals to a local food bank appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A past president of the United States Cattlemen’s Association says its Board of Directors has set interim policy to oppose the use of mRNA (messenger Ribonucleic Acid) technologies in meat or milk-producing animals.  Brooke Miller says mRNA vaccines aren’t currently used in livestock and milk production, but the organization wants more research on the technology.  […] The post USCA establishes policy opposing the use of mRNA technology appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An AgriGold agronomist says heavy frost and freeze warnings could reduce yield across the state. Steven Heightchew is based in southern Indiana. “Usually at a quarter milk line, you’re looking at anywhere from a one to five or six percent yield loss,” he says. “Frost will kill the tissue that it’s on, but it won’t necessarily kill […] The post Frost and freeze impacts during harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commentary. With only a couple of weeks left before Election Day, the battle for your vote has in some regions reached an almost uncomfortable intensity. In addition to candidates for various offices, many of us will see propositions, referendums, initiatives, and amendments on the ballot. As you vet the candidates for each leadership role, I […] The post Policy over politics appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story