Harvest is in full swing across the Cornhusker State. In Part 2 of Heads Up this Harvest Season, Nebraska Public Power District and its wholesale utility customers are reminding producers to look up and look out for power lines. The post Heads Up This Harvest Season, Part 2 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A commodities consultant says he’s optimistic about the corn market. Karl Setzer, a partner with Conus Ag Consulting, says export demand remains high with the closure of the U.S. border to Mexican cattle imports due to concerns about New World Screwworm being an unexpected win. “We got Mexico, which all of a sudden has a […] The post Corn market supported by Mexican demand, variable U.S. harvest results appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A soybean cyst nematode specialist says selecting the right seed varieties is crucial when it comes to managing the pest. Jeremiah Mullock with BASF tells Brownfield the two most common native traits growers use are PI 88788 and Peking. “We’ve seen over the last few years some developing resistance to that main source of 88788, […] The post Seed selection a key piece to managing soybean cyst nematode appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybean prices began the week higher on prospects of U.S. and China trade negotiations progressing. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says President Trump’s optimistic tone about a potential deal over the weekend gave the market a spark. “Any whisper we hear about China, the market is definitely reacting. So it’s definitely volatility-inducing.” He […] The post China trade buzz boosts soybean prices to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra says finding new markets for U.S. soybeans amid China’s boycott of American beans should be the priority and federal trade disruption payments should be a last resort. “I think most farmers, we don’t want to take subsidy checks, but if that’s the last resort we’ll go down that path,” Feenstra said, […] View Full Story
Forecasters say strong winds will be blowing across much of Iowa today and colder nighttime temperatures could bring many areas or the state the first frost of the season. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Lee says wide sections of northern Iowa especially may dip below freezing soon. “We could see frost, even in central Iowa, […] View Full Story
A dairy economist says the recent trend towards high butterfat components in milk has both good news and bad news. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield U.S. dairy farmers are making more butterfat than cheese and butter processors know what to do with. Geiger says the good news is domestic butterfat consumption is up 4.5% […] The post High butterfat production has good news & bad news appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
One of the most challenging new opportunities in agriculture is how to tap into new revenue using carbon markets. Farmers are looking for ways to not only reduce their carbon footprint, but expand their markets and appeal to consumers and the companies that make the food and fiber products consumers want, and there are ways […] The post Tap into carbon markets with feed additives appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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