October 18, 2024

A swine lending specialist anticipates more stability in the hog market going into 2025. Daryl Timmerman with Compeer Financial also serves as president of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association. “As we look forward, certainly profitability is more stable. It’s still going to be a tough challenge for many, we expect some volatility to continue.” He […] The post More stable hog market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

China’s growing equestrian market is creating opportunities for the equine industry in Kansas and Nebraska. Tessa Beeman with the Kansas Department of Agriculture says a Chinese trade delegation recently toured several facilities to learn more about American Paint Horses. “Some were boarding facilities that offer training and riding lessons. Some were small breeders that had […] The post Chinese interest in equine creating unique opportunity for Kansas and Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Being the namesake of a small town in north Iowa helped spark an effort to help victims of Hurricane Helene in Riceville, North Carolina. Ruth Meirick is the foundation director for Minnesota Farm Bureau and says she felt compelled to help those impacted as she watched coverage of the hurricane. “I was listening to a […] The post Riceville-to-Riceville hurricane relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.04 and 3/4, down 2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.70, down 18 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $315.60, down $2.50Dec. soybean oil closed at 41.82, down 77 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.72 and 3/4, down 16 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $187.32, up $1.15Nov. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 18, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up following the steady to higher cash business. December live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $187.32, and February live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $188.12. November feeder cattle closed $1.85 higher at $247.60, and January feeder cattle closed $2.37 higher at $245.50. Direct cash cattle […] The post Cattle futures higher to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, along with the drop in crude oil, cementing a big weekly decline. Soybeans continue to monitor U.S. harvest weather and South American planting conditions. Weekly sales were solid at 62.6 million bushels with China and Egypt leading the way. Friday morning, the USDA reported the sale of […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat see daily, weekly losses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy expert says he has high expectations for the 2024 harvest season. “Beans are really wrapping up and honestly corn will be finishing up here fast as well,” said Brandon Walter with Pioneer. Walter says the harvest pace has been exceptionally quick, and yields have been better than expected across many areas of the […] The post Pioneer agronomist discuss harvest timeline, yield reports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says at a recent roundtable, Mississippi Delta farmers asked him to prioritize a new farm bill and disaster relief package in the lame duck session of Congress. John Boozman says challenging commodity prices and higher input costs aren’t helping farmers and the quality of some crops have […] The post Delta farmers ask Boozman for new farm bill and disaster relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northwest Minnesota says there’s been some good soybeans this fall, but there’s also variability in fields caused by early season moisture. Kevin Capistran tells Brownfield “I went to my next field and it was yielding more in the mid-40 bushels/acre. I was thinking, wow, it’s a disappointment after cutting something that was […] The post Variability at harvest for soybeans, corn, sunflowers in NW MN appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension ag economist says he’s expecting some acreage shifts for southern crops in 2025. “There’s a lot to consider. What input costs do and the price of competing crops.” Scott Stiles at the University of Arkansas says cotton prices have declined a lot this year and continued price challenges will affect acres. “Some are […] The post Some acreage shifts anticipated for southern crops in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story