October 25, 2024

The USDA’s monthly meat in cold storage update reflects good demand for most proteins. Frozen red meat supplies at the end of September 2024 were down 1% on the year at 899.781 million pounds, with a 2% decline in beef to 413.787 million pounds and a slightly lower move for pork stocks at 460.141 million […] The post Red meat, poultry supplies in cold storage get a little tighter appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag consultant says his region has only received two inches of rain over the past two months in southeast Michigan. Ned Birkey tells Brownfield its very, very dry. “The soybeans are all running about 10 percent moisture,” he shares. “Some of the corn is running 15 percent going directly into bins. The weather has […] The post Earliest harvest in recent memory for Birkey appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says fewer cattle entered U.S. feedlots in September 2024 than September 2023. Placements were 2.156 million head, a decrease of 2% on the year, despite expanding drought conditions in many major feeding areas and declining feed costs. A big chunk of those placements weighed between 700 and 900 pounds, which will head to […] The post September cattle placements below a year ago appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Noah Thomas Wiley works on a farm consisting of 2,000 acres of highly productive crop ground that grows early soybeans as well as double-crop soybeans. Mowing, bean scouting, combine operation and maintenance, grain cart operation, and planting are just some of the duties Wiley performs. Wiley is a member the of the Labette County FFA […] The post Noah Thomas Wiley- National Winner in Fiber and/or Oil Crop, Entrepreurship/Placement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced $2.5 million will fund 23 specialty crop projects this year. Director Tim Boring tells Brownfield the Specialty Crop Block grants support the long-term viability of the sector. “I think this grant program in particular here in Michigan is really powerful because of the partnership with […] The post Michigan announces specialty crop investments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ava S. Bullard began her Supervised Agricultural Experience by growing 10 types of flowers in beds around her family’s home and making bouquets. In three years, Bullard’s cut flower operation and sales had grown to cover more than 32,000 square feet and 20 kinds of flowers. To build a greenhouse for her business, Bullard exchanged […] The post Ava Bullard- National Winner in Diversified Horticulture, Entrepreneurship/Placement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says the dry fall has made seeding cover crops a challenge. Ryan Gentle, who covers Illinois with Wyffels Hybrids, says some farmers timed it right. “If you’re early enough to do it, like maybe after silage early on, and we caught that half inch of rain, some of those fields look pretty nice.”  […] The post Dry fall posing challenges for cover crop seeding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Rural electric cooperatives are receiving a second round of funding from the USDA to help upgrade rural energy systems. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says projects will be funded by the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. “The projects that we’ve announced to date will be delivering cleaner, more affordable and more resilient electricity to approximately […] The post More investments being made into rural energy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story