October 21, 2024

A market analyst says he’s expecting the grain markets to recover from the recent downturn in prices. Richard Brock with Brock Associates tells Brownfield there was a lot weighing on the markets last week. It was the heaviest week for U.S. corn harvest, soybean harvest is wrapping up and South America got rain, alleviating drought […] The post Analyst says grain market recovery possible appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural education associate professor says ag teacher retention is just as important as recruitment. Aaron McKim with Michigan State University has been studying what changes could reduce teacher shortages. “Maybe it’s the system of agricultural education, or the system of a school system, or the community, or something else that might be pushing the […] The post Teach Ag leader dives into ag educator needs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA releases its latest Cattle on Feed numbers on Friday.  Livestock economist Scott Brown says there are still no clear signs to indicate growth in the U.S. cattle herd. “I can anecdotally find folks who will say no growth to folks that are saying, yeah, there’s growth happening in places,” he says.  He tells […] The post Looking for signs of growth in the cattle herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Consumers Energy is reminding farm operators to take notice of electrical lines this harvest season. Public Safety Advisor Chelsea Dodge tells Brownfield if equipment does become entangled, stay put until help arrives. “In worst-case situations, we want people to be safe, so if they have to jump off the equipment, we want them to jump […] The post Electric line safety: avoid, stay put, or do the shuffle? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Strong demand for veterinarians continues to attract new graduates toward companion animal practice. John Volk with Brakke Consulting tells Brownfield companion animals make up about three-fourths of veterinarian services and filling demands in rural areas can be challenging. “Because the market has been so strong, they’ve gravitated to higher paying jobs in more urban/suburban areas […] The post AVMA says veterinarian supply looks stable, shortages localized appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dry conditions have sped up harvest for many Nebraska farmers, including Doug Saathoff… “We finished Friday afternoon. Everything is done. Now the clean up begins.” He says it’s the earliest he’s finished and is pleased with how his crops turned out. “Corn was real good, even our dryland was good. Some of it came close […] The post Nebraska farmer finishes harvest early appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers are moving through harvest and assessing this year’s crop. Brevant Seeds retail agronomist Lewis Kuppler says this is a critical time to review what worked and what didn’t. “Where were our successes (and) where were our failures? That’s part of life, that’s things that we need to take a critical look at. Look towards […] The post Farmers assessing crop to inform 2025 decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Indiana’s biomanufacturing industry is getting a boost with a new plant-based processing facility. Travis Montoya says grain manufacturing company Primient is partnering with Sustainea, an alternative platics manufaturing company. “The Lafayette facility will produce a bio-MEG product from Primient’s dextrose,” he says. “Our dextrose is a carbohydrate derived from corn to produce this chemical in […] The post Sustainea and Primient to build $400 million bio-MEG facility in Lafayette, Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story