Tri-Center won the Class A State Football Championship Game Thursday with 14-10 victory over West Hancock at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The school’s first football championship comes about seven months after a tornado rolled through Minden, one of the communities served by the district. Superintendent Angela Huseman says the championship has everyone happy. “There’s […] View Full Story
A market development agronomist at WinField United says growers should use a whole-acre approach to maximize their yield potential in the tough ag economy. Isaac Anderson says farmers should be cost aware. “Having a comprehensive plan creates predictability,” he says. “When we’re in a depressed commodity market like we are now and doesn’t have the […] The post How to maximize profitability in a tough ag economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A government program, a non-profit group, and local farmers are teaming up to help those less fortunate this Thanksgiving. Brian DeSmet, program operations manager for Illinois EATS with Operation Food Search, a food bank serving 23 counties in Illinois and Missouri, says local food purchased through the Illinois-EATS program is headed to Thanksgiving tables throughout […] The post Operation Food Search bringing fresh local food to Thanksgiving appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The President of the California Poultry Federation is concerned about the speed highly pathogenic avian influenza is spreading in his state. “If it doesn’t slow its pace in the next month, we’re in serious trouble.” Bill Mattos tells Brownfield California has been able to avoid the disease for a long time, but interstate cattle movement […] The post California’s avian influenza outbreak escalating appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying but posted a week-to-week decline. Beans continue to monitor the generally favorable development conditions in most of South America. Unknown destinations bought 198,000 tons of 2024/25 U.S. beans, the third day in a row with an announced sale for a running total of 959,200 tons. It […] The post Soybeans up Friday, still down on week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn closed at $4.25 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.83 and 1/2, up 5 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $289.20, up $1.50Dec. soybean oil closed at 41.77, down 41 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.44 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsDec. live cattle closed at $186.77, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 22, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farm labor specialist is analyzing how the USDA conducts its Farm Labor Survey and how farmers using the H-2A guest worker program are impacted. Michigan State University’s Zach Rutledge tells Brownfield crop and livestock farmers are surveyed four times a year on the wages they pay their workers “That includes hourly wage compensation and some forms of […] The post Farm Labor Survey under question appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Pictured: Wyffels Hybrids agronomy manager Eric Wilson at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says the 2024 harvest season went better than expected in most areas of Iowa. Eric Wilson tells Brownfield it was a pleasant surprise. “Record setting years for a lot of […] The post Wyffels Hybrids agronomist pleasantly surprised by Iowa’s harvest season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. chicken egg production saw a year-to-year decline in October. The USDA says the monthly total of 9.192 billion eggs was down 4% on the year, on a 3% decrease in the number of laying hens to 377.045 million head and a 1% reduction in the average number of eggs per layer to 2,438 eggs […] The post Egg production down 4% in October appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says 2.286 million head of cattle were placed into U.S. feedlots in October 2024. That’s an increase of 5% from October 2023, implying larger market ready cattle supplies starting this spring. October marketings were 1.845 million head, also up 5% on the year, while the total number of cattle on feed on November […] The post U.S. cattle placements climbed 5% in October appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
