February 10, 2025

A livestock economist says there is a lot of volatility in the cattle markets ahead. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University says the talks of tariffs and the resumption of live cattle imports from Mexico put a lot of pressure on the markets last week.  “But, one of the things we’re most certain about is […] The post Outside factors will continue to impact cattle markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5875.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0425 at $1.9025. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.87 to $1.9025.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0350 at $1.8150.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.81 to $1.8150.  Butter was […] The post Cash dairy markets mixed Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A soybean researcher says last year’s growing conditions may have left this year’s growers with less-than-ideal seed.  Shawn Conley leads the research team for the Wisconsin Soybean Program.  He tells Brownfield in 2024, dry weather caused a lot of growers to harvest soybeans with very low moisture levels. “We harvested a lot of beans where […] The post Soybean seed might not meet expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Nebraska Farm Bureau says there’s still some uncertainty surrounding the future of sustainable aviation fuels. Mark McHargue tells Brownfield the organization wants more clarity on what farming practices could qualify for tax incentives. “Making sure that we have the ability to pull from a pretty big bag of tools to still get […] The post Nebraska Farm Bureau President says more guidance needed for SAF playbook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says the paces of corn, soybean, and wheat export inspections as of the week ending February 6th remain ahead of what’s needed to meet expectations for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The USDA’s next round of supply […] The post Wheat, corn export inspections above prior week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A policy expert says unknowns are weighing on the future of the soybean industry.               “Unfortunately, there’s still quite a bit of uncertainty and uncertainty is our word of the year so far.” Andrew Larson is director of government relations for the Illinois Soybean Association. “Certainly, there’s a lot of uncertainty at the federal level coming […] The post Soybean industry concerned over uncertainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Purdue graduate research assistant says he has concerns about the efficacy of spray drones.  Hunter Medenwald tells Brownfield his recent research looked at the impact of carrier volume, deposition aids, and drift reduction agents. “Carrier volume seems to be a bigger factor for spray pattern uniformity, but what’s more important to us is the […] The post Purdue University research shows spray drone results vary appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Kansas Geological Survey says a rise in irrigation coupled with prolonged drought conditions have led to a substantial decline in Ogallala Aquifer levels in the western part of the state. Water data manager Brownie Wilson says some areas are worse than others. “Probably a little bit more so up in northwest Kansas where it […] The post Ogallala Aquifer levels declining in parts of western Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story