Farmers made and paid less in September than August. The USDA says the index of prices received fell 5.6% with losses in cattle, hogs, market eggs, and lettuce against gains in corn, broilers, turkeys, and milk. The index of prices paid was down 0.2% with decreased costs for feeder cattle, hay and forages, diesel and […] The post USDA price indices fall in September appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The board chair of the Indiana Soybean Alliance says China’s growing demand for a sustainable and high-quality protein is an opportunity to expand U.S. soy exports. Kevin Cox tells Brownfield… “To see that big picture and to understand how it takes everybody doing their part to make sure that we successfully can get those products exported […] The post Aquaculture is a growing market for U.S. soy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A northeast Indiana farmer says continuing to invest soybean checkoff dollars into production research is crucial to the bottom line for farmers. Don Wyss, an Executive Committee member for the United Soybean Board, says it’s all about finding ways to improve performance without increasing costs. “The areas that we’re focused on is either increasing that […] The post Investing in production research benefits America’s soybean farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The CEO of Kansas Wheat says the recent rains are welcome for the winter wheat crop. “The reports look to be anywhere from 1 to 1.5 inches in areas.” Justin Gilpin tells Brownfield storms and rain developed along I-35 in central Kansas into the eastern part of the state, which helps winter wheat emerge and […] The post Fall rains welcome for Kansas winter wheat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says lower world wheat stocks are starting to catch the attention of the grain markets. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting says there’s drought in top wheat growing countries like the United States, Australia and the Black Sea region. Russia and Ukraine are expected to set a minimum price for […] The post Global drought concerns catch attention of wheat market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is exploring ways to address a national decline in the number of hunters, and to prevent the drop from happening here. DNR wildlife biologist Matt Dollison says Iowa has seen its number of pheasant hunters -rise- by almost 20,000 in the past few seasons, and they now number 83,000, […] View Full Story
Farmer leaders with the United Soybean Board have been meeting with global partners on food security challenges. North-central Iowa farmer April Hemmes tells Brownfield some developing countries have been seeking suggestions on ag production practices. “We take so much for granted on how we sustainably raise our crops and what we do,” Hemmes said, “and […] The post Sustainable ag practices and food security appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy prices mostly lower except butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. There’s still no movement in dry whey prices or purchases, as they remain unchanged at $0.6025. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.05 at $1.84. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels were down $0.0650 at $1.86. One sale was […] The post Cash dairy prices mostly lower Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dry conditions, soaring temperatures, and high winds have increased fire risks across Indiana this week. Melissa Widhelm is the associate director of the Midwest Regional Climate Center. “When we have dry grasses along ditches and we have dry crops, any kind of spark can really ignite things and that wind can take off,” she says. […] The post Drought conditions leave elevated fire risks across Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Purdue University ag safety specialist says a new study shows a significant decline in grain entrapments. Ed Sheldon says entrapments are the leading cause of fatalities in the U.S. but have declined 34% since 2022. “As far as looking at grain entrapments, we accounted for 27 grain entrapments in 2023,” he says. “Over time, […] The post New study shows a decrease in grain entrapments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
