February 12, 2025

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-lower except for cheese Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5675.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0125 at $1.92. One sale was recorded at $1.9075.  Cheese barrels were up $0.01 at $1.8275.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.0250 at $2.4050 […] The post Cash dairy prices steady to lower except cheese Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Carah Hart covers the Missouri Pork Expo. The post Missouri Pork Expo appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A bill to exempt Nebraska feedlots from brand inspections, audits and related fees is drawing both criticism and support from state ag groups. Criag Uden, president-elect of the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Association, told the Nebraska Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday the bill gives few options for the Nebraska Brand Committee to offset its costs. “We think that […] The post Bill to exempt feedlots from brand inspection garners criticism, support from Nebraska ag groups appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An atmospheric scientist says weather patterns are changing, and that’s good news for most of the U.S.  Eric Snodgrass with Conduit tells Brownfield there is a severe lack of moisture thanks to a north-south jet stream, but that flow has finally changed back to a west-to-east flow after more than two months, and that’s bringing […] The post U.S. weather patterns have changed for the better appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says a newfound use for soybean oil could someday spur major demand. Ron Kindred, who farms in Logan County, says checkoff funded ISA research led to the discovery. “This Soy Innovation Center is something that we started last year.”  He says, “We’ve already got one product that’s […] The post New use for soybean oil could spur demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Active weather, with multiple hazards, will continue for the remainder of the week.  Notably, snow currently falling from the central Plains into the western Corn Belt will spread northeastward, reaching northern New England on Thursday.  Farther south, a threat of severe thunderstorms will peak later Wednesday from the lower Mississippi Valley into parts of Georgia.  […] The post An active pattern continues across the Heartland; cold wave north to build southward appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has issued a 30-day suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets, and auction markets in response to the ongoing threat of H5N1 avian flu. The move is intended to reduce and prevent the spread of the disease, which has been detected in […] The post Illinois suspends poultry sales and exhibitions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story