In case you’ve missed it – it is national pollinator week. And as a consumer who likes to eat – pollinators like birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small animals are responsible for one out of every three bites of food. AUDIO: Healthy Living on Pollinators ...
An ag economist says the balance sheet for rice farmers in 2022 doesn’t look great. Texas A&M’s Joe Outlaw recently told House Ag Committee members, “The only farms we have that really aren’t going to cash flow this year are rice farms,” he says. “And two-thirds of them will not cash flow. We have 15 (in our study) – so 10 out of 15 will not cash flow.” Arkansas Congressman […]
Commentary. Our garden tiller broke down at the end of May. We took it to the shop where we purchased it nearly twenty years ago to have it repaired. Unfortunately, between the estimated cost of parts and cost of labor, the man at the hardware store told us it would cost more to repair than to replace. We trust him. We have purchased chain saws, tillers, and string trimmers from […]
An ag real estate expert says the land market continues to thrive. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield, “We’re seeing good quality crop land that is still steady. Some places it’s still somewhat stronger than it was even a few months ago.” But, he says value of lower quality land is dropping off. “It’s probably a little bit weaker with not as aggressive bidding on it,” he said. […]
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, passed by the House last week, is an important step to help increase access to E15. Monte Shaw says, “Why not do something that is going to help reduce gas prices by giving people the access to higher blends of ethanol that costs less – 10 cents, 15 cents, 30 cents less. No […]
Across the Corn Belt, extreme heat is being suppressed southward in the wake of a weak cold front’s passage. In the Ohio Valley, however, where hot, humid conditions linger, Wednesday’s high temperatures could still reach or exceed 95°F. Due to recent heat and dryness, statewide topsoil moisture ranged from 20 to 44 percent very short to short on June 19 in all Midwestern States except Ohio, Minnesota, and North Dakota, […]
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in the West and Southeast, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be limited to the central Plains, southern Rockies, and much of the Midwest. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal rainfall across much of the country, including the mid-South and Midwest, should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the Southwest and adjacent High Plains, as well as the Atlantic Coast States […]
A University of Missouri ag economist says many farmers are marketing grain helping push crop prices lower. In this Managing for Profit, we’re joining a discussion between Brownfield’s Will Robinson ag economist Ben Brown taken from Brownfield’s Weekly Commodity Market Update. Farmers are locking in profits, but could that be driving down the market? Managing for Profit: Ben Brown ...
Eighty million more dollars are going towards the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin and USDA Undersecretary Jennifer Moffitt spoke about the 80-million in from the American Rescue Plan during a farm tour in Wisconsin Monday. Baldwin says this federal funding from USDA will help dairy businesses modernize, reach new markets, and create economic growth. She says USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) also plans to begin accepting funding […]
