November 5, 2024

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in southern Missouri says the recent rains have hit the southeast part of the state the hardest. Mark Burchfield tells Brownfield it’s a very flood prone part of Missouri and there are flood warnings in affect through Saturday morning, which might affect some farmers and ranchers. “The highest […] The post Rains soak dry SW MO soils, flood SEMO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension livestock specialist says the widespread, heavy rains that have fallen across southern Missouri will replenish dry ponds, soil moisture and could sprout winter annual forages. Patrick Davis with University of Missouri Extension says forage growing season is winding down, but there were a lot of drills running ahead of the recent rains. “But […] The post Recent rains welcome in southwest Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A fertilizer market expert is not surprised about recent reports saying Belarus potash production and exports might be reduced. Josh Linville with StoneX tells Brownfield potash saw a huge price correction coming out of the 2021-2022 spike, with prices dropping to about a third of where it peaked, and then prices stayed there. “When prices […] The post Farmers should consider potash purchases with possible Belarus production cut appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business.  December live cattle closed $.30 lower at $184.77 and February live cattle closed $.02 higher at $185.95 and January feeders closed $.07 lower at $242.35 and March feeders closed $.25 higher at $240.50.  Direct cash cattle trade […] The post Hog futures pressured by overbought signals appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.18 and 1/2, up 2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $10.01 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $299.50, down 10 centsDec. soybean oil closed at 44.99, down 57 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.72 and 1/2, up 3 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $184.77, down 30 […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 5, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pork producers in twelve states can now participate in the Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value grant program. Al Wulfkuhle, an Iowa pork producer and president of the National Pork Board, says the program is easy to participate in, and it’s a great fit for the pork industry. “To qualify for this, you call […] The post USDA expands climate-smart grant program to pork producers in 12 states appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans ended a mostly mixed session modestly higher on commercial and technical buying. Soybeans are monitoring the late U.S. harvest, expecting delays in parts of the Midwest and Plains. Still, the soil moisture recharge is generally welcome after a very long dry stretch for much of the region. The trade’s also watching planting and development […] The post Modest gains for soybeans, corn, wheat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan State University Extension’s viticulturist says dry conditions this season should make for high-quality wines. Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar tells Brownfield, “In August, September, and October, it was super dry.” “In two months, the volume of the rain was less than half an inch, so it was a very unusual year,” he says. The moisture stress he says […] The post High-quality wine grapes expected from Michigan vineyards appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The head of RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness in North America says the animal agriculture sector has been the bright spot for the ag economy this year. Roland Fumasi tells Brownfield, “You’ve got strong cattle prices, strong broiler prices, high egg prices.” “We’ve seen a significant rebound in milk prices—all that coupled with lower feed cost, […] The post RaboResearch breaks down ag sector influencers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp attends the Iowa State University SCN Lab Tour. The post Iowa State University SCN Lab Tour  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story