A central Missouri farmer says his farm hasn’t received much rain in the last few days. “We got two-tenths of an inch and I think that’s the best we’ve gotten over the last month.” Nathan Alpers from Prairie Home tells Brownfield says more rain is needed to help the crops and pasture grow. “The grass isn’t doing anything. We ought to have grass more than knee high and it’s shin […]
Jul. corn closed at $5.96 and 1/2, unchangedJul. soybeans closed at $14.33 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $426.90, up 80 centsJul. soybean oil closed at 53.65, down 68 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.54, down 6 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $162.42, up 50 centsMay feeder cattle closed at $203.42, up 90 centsMay lean hogs closed at $75.62, up 10 centsMay Class III milk […]
U.S. farmers made solid progress planting corn and soybeans last week. That was despite rain in some key growing areas, with more in the forecast for parts of the Midwest and Plains this week. The USDA says 49% of U.S. corn is planted, compared to 26% a week ago and the five-year average of 42%, with 12% emerged, compared to 11% on average. 35% of soybeans are planted as of […]
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The 2023 planting season is winding down for an eastern Iowa farmer. Dave Walton raises corn and soybeans near Wilton along the Mississippi River. “We’ve got about a day and a half of soybeans to plant,” he said. “All of the corn is in the ground, but nothing is out yet.” He tells Brownfield soil conditions have been favorable. “I think this is probably one of the better years we’ve […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is reaffirming its focus on regulating forever chemicals will fall on the manufacturing and users that produce related products. Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore tells Brownfield … “We are working on an enforcement, discretion guideline for wastewater treatment plants and for agriculture, because farmers aren’t responsible if PFAS are in biosolids that are spread on farm fields and wastewater treatment plants, aren’t responsible, it’s coming in from […]
The cool, wet start to spring has made some Michigan farmers nervous about this year’s planting season. Doug Darling tells Brownfield not much has happened yet on his farm or for surrounding farmers in the southeast. “The crop planting process in Monroe County, Washington County, Lenawee is way, way behind normal because of the excess precipitation or the frequency of the precipitation,” he shares. Darling still needs to plant all […]
Planting is nearly complete for west-central Iowa farmer Brent Johnson. “I’ve got about 150 acres of beans left to go, so we’re getting right there towards the end.” The Calhoun County corn and soybean grower tells Brownfield some of his early-planted corn is emerging. “With some of these rain showers and warmer weather it is finally showing up, so I think we’re off to a really good start.” Johnson is […]
A farmer in south-central Minnesota is calling her soybeans “magic beans” after winter-like conditions lingered through much of April. Rochelle Krusemark of Trimont says her family began planting soybeans in mid-April. “And then we got that snow and rain, then about ten days later we got back in.” She tells Brownfield those soybeans are close to emerging and look very good. “We call soybeans the magic beans for several reasons, […]
