November 8, 2024

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, pressured by cash and wholesale business.  A light direct cash cattle trade developed late in the day Friday.  Live deals in the South were marked at $187, $3 below the previous week’s weighted averages.  Live business in Nebraska Friday was at $188.  There was […] The post Cattle futures lower to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new feedlot innovation center in eastern Nebraska is studying how different feedlot surfaces can impact cattle production and health. University of Nebraska Beef Feedlot Specialist Galen Erickson says they’re following research from a Canadian feedlot comparing roller compacted concrete to traditional dirt pens. “Obviously there’s different conditions. They actually saw a decrease in sickness […] The post Researchers studying how feedlot surfaces impact cattle production, health appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Senator who will become Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee in the next Congress is concerned about extending the current farm bill another year. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar says funding and tax reform will be prominent in 2025. “Which interests all of us in the Midwest in different ways. The farm bill […] The post Klobuchar concerned farm bill gets “lost” if negotiations push into 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of government affairs at the American Soybean Association says keeping ag issues in front of Congress during its lame duck session is crucial. Kyle Kunkler says nearly 300 ag groups signed a letter to members of the House and Senate Ag Committees about ag input misconceptions.  “It helped to provide some really clear examples […] The post Nearly 300 ag groups send letter to Congress about the importance of ag inputs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Midwest Dairy is accepting applications for its 2025 Ambassador Program. Dairy ambassadors promote the dairy community by attending dairy industry meetings, ag literacy festivals, state fairs and other events throughout the year. The program is open to Nebraska high school juniors and seniors as well as full-time college students interested in the dairy industry. The […] The post Nebraska students encouraged to apply for Midwest Dairy Program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Indiana production facility is creating additional revenue and demand for food-grade soybeans. Mayasari Effendi says it started by asking local farmers about U.S. soybean production. “More and more people were asking about healthy food, so that is why my tempeh started growing,” she says. She tells Brownfield she partnered with the Indiana Soybean […] The post Greensburg, Indiana based business owner uses local soybeans for international food products appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, adding a few cents to what would have already been a higher weekly finish. The USDA lowered production, yield, and ending stocks from October, but all are should still be up on the year. South American production was unchanged with Brazil’s soybean exports slightly higher. With the […] The post Soybeans, corn up after USDA adjustments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.31, up 3 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $10.30 and 1/4, up 4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $296.20, down $2.30Dec. soybean oil closed at 48.77, up 45 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.72 and 1/2, up 1 centDec. live cattle closed at $183.70, down $2.12Jan. feeder cattle closed at $241.42, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 8, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Senator from Arkansas expected to be chairman of the 2025 Senate Ag Committee says getting a new farm bill is the priority moving forward. “This is at the top of the list,” he says. “This is all we’re going to be thinking about until we get it done.” John Boozman tells Brownfield time […] The post Boozman: a farm bill is the priority appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story