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A Michigan pork producer says with record higher fertilizer prices manure is showing its true worth. “That’s shown added value—significantly.” Rick Sietsema is the CFO for High-Lean Pork which raises 20,000 sows in Michigan and 17,000 in Ontario.  He tells Brownfield it’s also brought increased value to their 60 plus family farm contractors. “We’ve been contacted by other farmers in the area looking for manure as a resource and that’s […]

The Livestock Marketing Information Center is calling for a significant decline in hay acres this year and an increase to prices. Director and senior economist Katelyn McCullock says alfalfa acres are primarily located in northern states and in the west and production numbers have been tight for the past two years with the ongoing drought and increased price competition from other crops. “We have seen a massive decline in new […]

America’s corn and soybean farmers say they need a stronger safety net in the next farm bill. American Soybean Association President and Arkansas farmer Brad Doyle says crop insurance payments were not triggered during the China trade war and that hurt soybean growers. “If soybeans, the second largest crop planted by area in the U.S., didn’t get help from Title 1 in this situation, it is hard to imagine a […]

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The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service has lowered their outlook for Argentina’s soybean crop. That is due to hot, dry weather during some key periods of development stunting growth, slashing yields, and depleting soil moisture. The FAS has the crop at 41 million tons, 4 million less than the last official estimate and 3.5 million below a year ago. Argentina is the world’s biggest exporter of soybean products and that smaller […]

USDA’s Prospective Planting report is less than a month away. Eastern Iowa corn and soybean farmer Robb Ewoldt tells Brownfield he’s sticking with his usual rotation despite high input costs, especially for corn. “With these current prices it’s hard to want to change anything now (because) it’s setting up to be pretty profitable when I can get a cash bid out of the field for my corn at about $5.75 […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the Pacific Coast to the Plains and upper Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail along and east of a line from the western Gulf Coast region to Lake Huron. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions along and near the Pacific Coast. ...