At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher waiting for direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $.72 higher at $173.92 and October lives closed $.55 higher at $177.02. August feeder cattle closed $1.40 higher at $240.45 and September feeders closed $1.32 higher at $243.40. It was a quiet Tuesday for direct cash cattle business. Bids and asking prices did not surface. There were […]
Dryness is a concern for crop farmers in southwest Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Aaron Saeugling says rains have been spotty since early spring. “You could go as far as a mile or two, sometimes less than that across a section, and there’s a lot of variability in the amount of moisture that we’re getting.” He tells Brownfield yield potential will suffer if measurable precipitation doesn’t come by […]
Brightmark is partnering with five Michigan dairy farms to capture renewable natural gas from anaerobic digesters. Founder and CEO of the global waste solutions company Bob Powell tells Brownfield the projects have been a work in progress for the past several years and will span seven locations in West Michigan. “Our ability to help with greenhouse gases has a great environmental impact on our communities in Michigan and the greenhouse […]
Jul. corn closed at $6.12 and 1/2, down 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $13.99 and 1/4, up 26 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $397.50, up 10 centsJul. soybean oil closed at 55.43, up 145 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.36 and 1/4, up 2 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $179.42, up 35 centsAug. feeder cattle closed at $240.45, up $1.40Jun. ...
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying but did finish below the day’s highs. 59% of U.S. beans are good to excellent, down 3% on the week and well below a year ago. The crop is nearly planted with USDA’s 2023 acreage totals and quarterly stocks numbers out on the 30th. Conditions are dry in many key growing areas with minimal chances for widespread rain in the next week. […]
Amie Simpson Anchor/Reporter will be on the ground in Jackson and Washington Counties in Indiana for the Purdue Farm Management Tour, July 11, 2023. ...
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says the state’s farmers and ranchers will now have access to water and hay in state parks and special hay hauling permits as the drought continues. Producers must contact the Department of Conservation’s area managers before collecting water from state parks during operational hours and the water is not available for resale. Seventeen state parks can be hayed with a special permit. To obtain special hay […]
The 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion is Jacob Massey of Petersburg, Tennessee. Massey has participated in the contest for more than a decade and in 2022 was named the Runner-up Reserve Champion (3rd place). Massey will spend the next year sharing his auctioneering skills with other livestock auctions around the country Massey graduated from the North Georgia School of Auctioneering in 2007, was the 2009 Tennessee State Champion, previously named […]
A U.S. Representative from Missouri is co-sponsoring a bill that would repeal a new antibiotic guidance in place this week for livestock producers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now requires livestock producers to have a veterinarian’s prescription to use injectable and oral antimicrobials including penicillin, tetracycline and sulfa products. The guidance was issued in response to concerns about antimicrobial resistance and is another phase of the Veterinary Feed Directive […]
