After one year of planning, designing, and constructing, the $1,000,000 bin site is ready for its first load of corn. GET READY FOR CORN HARVEST! In today's episode, we started combining corn, we dumped our first load into the new bin site, and I brought a special piece of equipment out from hibernation. Today was definitely nothing short of action packed. Harvest is a little bit over 50% done! Thank […]
Precision Farming Dealer catches up with Linco-Precision owner Skip Klinefelter at the company’s field day event in Nokomis, Ill. Over 100 people were in attendance as Augmenta, Sabanto, Farmwave, Leaftech Ag and Greeneye showcased cutting edge technologies. Klinefelter provides a rundown of the new products, discusses what to consider when introducing new technologies to customers, and previews his upcoming presentation at the Dealership Minds Summit, Aug. 1-2, in Bloomington, Ill.
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2023 – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $188 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to conserve some of the most economically and ecologically significant forestlands across the nation.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the recently announced grace period to fully implement Proposition 12 in California provides certainty for producers. The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced last week that pork produced before July 1 could be sold until December 31. Erin Borror, the vice president of economic analysis with USMEF, tells Brownfield the change offers much needed relief for producers. “It is good news because there […]
Strong storms moved through the Midwest on Thursday bringing strong winds and rain. Based in St. Louis, National Weather Service Meteorologist Patrick Walsh says northeast Missouri had up to 3 inches of rain with widespread 1-inch rains north of I-70 across Missouri and into Illinois. He says there was some storm damage from high winds, that reached up to 80 miles per hour. “We didn’t see much hail. There were […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher watching corn and the direct markets. August live cattle closed $.62 higher at $174.50 and October lives closed $.65 higher at $177.67. August feeder cattle closed $2.12 higher at $242.37 and September feeders closed $2.07 higher at $245.80. Another light round of direct cash cattle business developed on Thursday. Deals in parts of Nebraska were at $182 live, about […]
A southeast Nebraska farmer says farmland prices are showing no signs of slowing down. Logan Bredemeier helps raise corn, soybeans, alfalfa and Angus cattle near Stella. “There’s maybe not as much turnover as there last year up to this point, but values are still holding strong.” He tells Brownfield he purchased some land in 2022, but, “It’s going to be a long while before I really feel comfortable enough to […]
USDA’s latest investment to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity will impact 17 states including Brownfield states Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says 15 grants totaling $115 million are being awarded to help bolster markets for small and mid-sized farms. “The notion of getting big or getting out just runs counter I think to the heritage of American agriculture.” Vilsack announced […]
Michigan livestock representatives say the proposed state beef checkoff could be simplified. During the first of three listening sessions, participants Thursday discussed concerns about the proposed rate of 10 cents for every $100 of gross value, capped at a dollar. Jimmy Lambert with Superior Livestock Auction says marketers aren’t opposed to a state checkoff but don’t want to see it collected on a percentage basis. “There is not one of […]
