NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visited Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory today. Isaacman wrapped up his visit with a speech to a full auditorium of students and told them they are going to be part of the most exciting era of exploration since the Apollo missions. “Going to the moon is no longer going […] View Full Story
An ag economist says the latest escalation between the U.S. and Canada could permanently alter the trade relationship between the two countries. Ian Sheldon with Ohio State University tells Brownfield, “I think this has really hurt those ongoing negotiations and potentially the future of the USMCA,” he says. “Even if both sides back off eventually, I think it’s […] The post Canadian tariffs take effect and economist says it could recreate North American trade flows appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A north central Ohio farmer says recent weather over the past month has led to uneven crop development across the state. Patty Mann says both corn and soybeans are all over the board. “We got got like four to five inches within a six or eight hour period,” she says. “In those areas, the low […] The post Wet fall forecast raises concerns about harvest timing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Expanding drought conditions are creating additional challenges for cattle producers in parts of the country. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture says, “In Southern Missouri, things are getting pretty serious, pretty fast.” He tells Brownfield some producers are having to make move cattle due to water availability. “Some springs are drying up, several smaller […] The post Expanding drought creates mounting challenges for Missouri cattle producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are watching late development weather ahead of the USDA’s supply, demand, and production update out Friday. Early expectations are for at least some cut in the yield projection. The USDA says 58% of U.S. soybeans are in good to excellent condition, unchanged, and 26% of […] The post Wheat gains on slow Black Sea exports, weather concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Late August rains could have provided a boost for Michigan soybeans. Crop advisor Jason Stegink with Wide Angle Agriculture tells Brownfield, “The moisture is helping finish the bean crop off for sure, as long as we didn’t get too dry.” “There are some areas that this is just a little too little too late,” he says. Stegink says dry […] The post Michigan soybeans might get a yield bump following recent weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business. Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. October live cattle closed $4.07 higher at $217.02 in December live cattle closed $4.50 higher at $219.22. October feeder cattle closed $5.30 higher at $325.45 and November feeder cattle […] The post Cattle, hog futures higher to start the trading week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Minnesota crops continued to progress as warm conditions and rainfall benefited much of the state. According to the latest USDA crop progress and conditions report, Minnesota corn is 98 percent in the dough stage, 85 percent dented, 24 percent mature, and rated 58 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 31 percent dropping leaves and the […] The post USDA: Minnesota Corn 24% Mature as Crop Progress Accelerates appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southeastern Illinois farmer says corn and soybean harvest is moving at a brisk pace in his area. Jeff Scates, who farms in Gallatin and White Counties, says he’s harvested a third of his corn and a quarter of his soybeans. “We started around the 20th of August, which is at least a week quicker […] The post Harvest well underway in southeastern Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in central Missouri says the early planted corn harvested over the weekend has been phenomenal. Robert Alpers tells Brownfield corn has been around 16 percent moisture, so there wasn’t a need to dry it. “The field that we took out was running about the 16 percent moisture average so we didn’t have to […] The post Early corn yields impress central Missouri farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
