Investing in plant research helps farmers increase yields, reduce costs, protect the land and water, and maximize return on investment. In this Voice of Soy, Tom Fontana, director for research for the Ohio Soybean Council shares why investing soybean checkoff dollars matter. ...
In this episode of IL Corn Connection John Hinners, Senior Vice President of Industry Relations for the US Meat Export Federation highlights focus areas for red meat exports and how corn checkoff dollars are helping reach those markets. He then highlights how much corn is positively impacted by red meat exports and the dollar figures associated with that in 2021. ...
The pressures of farming are immense and so is the mental stress. In this Managing for Profit on Brownfield, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says most farm families have to split work between town and the farm which creates its own stressors on top of the job of farming itself. She says the department will be rolling out a plan to help Missouri farmers and ranchers connect with mental health […]
A pipeline infrastructure company says when it comes to carbon credits, there’s a gap in data collection between the farm and the end-user, making it hard for the entire value chain to benefit. CEO Matt Vining with Navigator CO2 Ventures tells Brownfield it will take partnerships to get a seamless and transparent flow of data so everyone along the value chain can capitalize on potential carbon credits. “How do we […]
Erik Huschitt with Larry Lee at NEC2022 Photo: Cindy Zimmerman An ethanol producer says he doubts Washington or the states can restore year-round E15 use in time for the summer driving season. Erik Huschitt with Badger State Ethanol in Monroe, Wisconsin tells Brownfield America had the one-pound waiver approved by the prior administration, “And then, we have a change in the Supreme Court level that doesn’t acknowledge that change, and […]
The CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol is drawing new researchers and new investors to the industry. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield that’s because of so many potential new uses for ethanol. “Sometimes we get our blinders on and think that there’s only one way to use ethanol and that’s as a gasoline additive. That’s not the case. Because of its properties, because of its low-carbon benefits, because of […]
The Chairperson for the Renewable Fuels Association says she’s proud of a new networking group for the women involved in the ethanol industry. Jeanne McCaherty tells Brownfield the first meeting of the group during the National Ethanol Conference was only the beginning. “One of the things I’ve learned over my many years in male-dominated industries is women don’t network very well, and so what we did here was just provide […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, feeders led the way down on the strength in corn. April live cattle closed $.50 lower at $141.42 and June lives closed $0.60 lower at one $137.70. March feeder cattle closed $2.30 lower at $157.72 and April feeder cattle closed $2.75 lower $162. It was a quiet start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity. Showlists this […]
A USDA economist echoes expectations for a positive outlook in the year ahead when it comes to dairy. Carolyn Liebrand with the Agricultural Marketing Service says Secretary Vilsack’s optimism on the overall outlook for agriculture extends to the nation’s dairy industry. “We’re going to see slow milk production growth worldwide which will support stronger prices,” she says. During the USDA Ag Outlook Forum, the agency increased the all-milk forecast for […]
