December 23, 2024

November cattle placements declined in the USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report. Mississippi State University livestock economist Josh Maples says the numbers were near pre-report expectations, but where the declines happened are what’s interesting. “Most of it happening in Texas and then also Colorado,” he says.  Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says the […] The post Placements decline in latest On Feed report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says soybean growers continue to face some volatility. “I’ve got to admit, it’s a little tough right now, said Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net McCormick says he’s concerned about the world supply of soybeans and how it could impact producers in 2025. “If Brazil has this monster bean crop like everyone anticipates, the […] The post Economist expects fewer soybean acres in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Biofuels groups are going back to the drawing board after a year-round E15 solution was left out of the Continuing Resolution. “To have it in the CR and then have it pulled out unceremoniously, people are pretty salty about it,” said Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. Shaw says there’s been […] The post Year-round E15 left out of CR. What’s next? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Mild weather will dominate the country during this Christmas holiday week, except for some lingering cold weather in the Northeast.  In fact, temperatures at times will attain record-high levels for this time of year in the western and central U.S.  Meanwhile, precipitation will be widespread but generally light during the next 5 days, except for […] The post Record/near-record warmth to expand across the Heartland for Christmas Week; unseasonably wet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo by Luke Munchrath, AFBF photo. A Hancock county Indiana farmer is working with fellow veterans to help them find careers in agriculture. Joe Ricker was first introduced to ag through Indiana AgriAbility, which helps farmers with disabilities, before starting his own business. “At Ease Orchard has about 250 apple trees and now about 10 beehives,” he […] The post Indiana farmer helping U.S. veterans find their place in ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An industry expert says requests for additional specialty crop funds by Democratic Ag Committee leaders is only a short-term fix. Last week Senator Debbie Stabenow and Congressman David Scott sent a letter to the USDA and Office of Management and Budget asking for at least an additional $1 billion in support for the Marketing Assistance […] The post Specialty Crop Marketing Assistance program could still see a boost appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Record corn and soybean harvests are expected to help farmer profitability in Michigan despite basis issues. Phil Tuggle with Michigan Agricultural Commodities tells Brownfield, “The price hasn’t been great per bushel, but we had extra bushels and I think that really helped the bottom line.” Tuggle says the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak earlier in […] The post Local grain markets riding the HPAI outbreak wave appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story