The pheasant season opens this Saturday and DNR Wildlife Biologist Todd Bogenshutz says their survey shows the wet spring did have some impact on bird numbers. “Counts were down 14% statewide. So we were 23 birds throughout last year, 19 this year. So a little bit down, but kind of on par with where we’d […] View Full Story
The new Executive Director for the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board wants to get more farmers involved in promoting corn. Brenda Damrow Gudex was recently promoted by the board from Communications Director to lead the organization earlier this month. She tells Brownfield expanding the markets for Wisconsin’s corn farmers is just one of her goals. “To […] The post New Wisconsin Corn leader looks forward to growing organization appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Yields seem to be generally underwhelming as the soybean harvest winds down across the Upper Midwest. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Seth Naeve says much of the crop dealt with too much moisture in the spring and not enough moisture the rest of the growing season. “I think people were pretty prepared for a little […] The post Soybean yields underwhelming in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business and Friday’s On Feed numbers from the USDA. December live cattle closed $1.05 higher at $188.05 and December lives closed $1.20 higher at $188.82. November feeder cattle closed $2.32 higher at $248.92 and January feeder cattle closed $1.80 higher […] The post Cattle futures higher ahead of On Feed report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The impacts of a dry end to the growing season are evident in southwest Minnesota. Bryan Biegler grows corn and soybeans near Lake Wilson and says the area has only received around two inches of rain since July. “Soybeans this year were a little disappointing, we had two big things against the soybeans this year. […] The post Impacts of prolonged dryness evident in SW Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn closed at $4.16 and 1/2, up 7 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.91 and 3/4, up 10 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $317.70, down 60 centsDec. soybean oil closed at 43.69, up 130 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.76, up 3 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $188.12, up $1.30Nov. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 22, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz today said quarterbacks Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan are both doing well in practice, but Ferentz is not making a quarterback change for Saturday’s game against Northwestern. “Game competition factors in there really less severely. The guys that are playing, obviously, you have concrete examples and then guys that are not, […] View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. U.S. harvest weather looks favorable, some areas should be able to wrap up this week, and there’s more much-needed rain in the forecast for parts of Argentina and Brazil, but planting remains behind average. It’s looking more and more likely soybeans, and corn, have truly put in […] The post Soybeans, corn continue to rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An agronomy expert says harvest has been variable in northwest Iowa. Pioneer’s Brandon Walter says that area of the state dealt with some major flooding issues early in the growing season. “The hard thing is when you start wet, you continue to be wet,” he said. “We’re not only talking now about stand loss and […] The post Northwest Iowa harvest mostly variable after challenging growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The state climatologist for Iowa says short-term outlooks show elevated chances of precipitation across some parts of the Midwest. Justin Glisan is with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and tells Brownfield, “Now that the tropics seem to be slowing down a bit, I do think we’ll see a pattern shift. We are […] The post Precipitation in short-term outlooks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
