Enjoy the day without rain as the forecast calls for a return of heavy rain. National Weather Service forecaster Elliott Morrow says that should hit tomorrow. “By tomorrow afternoon we got a new system coming in and it’s going to be leading to some more rain,” he says. Morrow says they are still trying to […] View Full Story
A new meat lab at the University of Missouri is being used to address meat processing and industry needs across the state. “This is the meats processing facility for Missouri,” says Bryon Wiegand, the director of the Michael L. Parson Meat Lab. He says the facility gives MU more opportunities to work directly with meat […] The post Mizzou meat lab targets workforce, processing needs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.8050. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.3075. No sales were reported. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4525. No sales were reported. Butter was down $0.03 to $1.37. Nineteen sales were reported ranging from $1.3475 to $1.37. Nonfat […] The post Butter falls, nonfat dry milk rises Monday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Corn and soybean export inspections continue to run ahead of last marketing year. That reflects the solid new crop demand from key customers both commodities have seen in recent months. The USDA says corn inspections during the week ending September 24th were just above a year ago, primarily to Mexico and South Korea, while soybeans […] The post Big week for soybean export inspections, corn solid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cattle producers in the south are facing another challenge as they consider herd expansion. Verl Cash, the Natural Resources Manager for the King Ranch says pasture mealybug infestations have been confirmed in multiple counties Texas, along with Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia. “Pasture mealybugs are a sucking insect or sucking pest, and they are specific to […] The post Cattle producers face growing pasture losses as pasture mealybugs spread across Southern states appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s not expecting to get started on corn harvest anytime soon. Lance Lillibridge raises a corn-on-corn rotation near Vinton in Benton County. “We’re still watching rain drops fall,” he said. “We had another half inch yesterday and it’s pretty soggy out here. It’s not good for the crops, it’s not […] The post Persistent rains keep combines parked in eastern Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Republican Zach Lahn says many Iowans who support him in the race for governor are doing so because of what happened during the pandemic. “We are seeing energized people in the Republican Party and independents who are conservative who say that, ‘We’re not going to give away and give up the progress that we’ve made, […] View Full Story
A southwest Iowa farmer says over-the-road diesel costs are adding up fast. Duane Aistrope says he booked 75% of his fall needs back in January. “Everybody knows what’s happened since then,” he said. “That was kind of a good move. I don’t have any truck fuel, or clear fuel, for over the road. It’s booked. […] The post Iowa farmer says fuel costs are reaching critical levels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An extension soybean agronomist suggests the time to panic about harvest delays depends on location. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota says cool and wet conditions are slowing fieldwork in many areas. “I don’t think we’ve got real big quality challenges here, but certainly in other parts of the country I think the physical […] The post Soybean harvest delays raise quality concerns in some areas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says China’s purchases of U.S. ag goods have been supportive to prices, but there’s still work to be done. Dan Basse, is the president of AgResource Company. “China still has about 10 million metric tons beans, which we would estimate somewhere in the vicinity of $5 or $6 billion and something in […] The post China purchases provide bullish signal for agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
