The leaders of two dairy organizations were glad to see President Biden sign the Ocean Shipping Act into law Thursday. Krista Harden is the CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and she tells Brownfield the practice of returning empty shipping containers to Asia harmed American dairy producers and processors. “We estimate we lost about 1.5 billion dollars last year in export costs and lost opportunities, so this really has […]
A central Iowa cattle farmer says hay conditions are better than expected. “The amount of hay we’re going to have this year is twice what we had last year,” Justin Robbins said. Robbins tells Brownfield favorable weather conditions have helped. “We’re pretty blessed right through here where we are at because we are getting inch rains and people around us are getting anywhere from two-to-four inches of rain pretty frequently.” […]
Jul. corn closed at $7.88 and 1/4, up 14 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $17.09 and 1/2, up 15 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $429.70, up $12.20Jul. soybean oil closed at 76.34, down 133 pointsJul. wheat closed at $10.78 and 1/4, up 28 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $137.75, up 20 centsJul. lean hogs closed at $109.57, up $1.30Jul. ...
A heat index crisis hit parts of Southwest Kansas recently causing an unconfirmed number of deaths in fat cattle. Scarlett Hagins with the Kansas Livestock Association tells Brownfield temperatures unexpectedly reached record highs from June 10-12. “They increased from about 90 degrees to 107 to 108 degrees and that held steady there throughout the weekend. In addition to the increase in temperatures, they also saw an increase in humidity […]
A state FFA Advisor says finding qualified agricultural educators remains a challenge. Sally Ladsten from Wisconsin tells Brownfield there is a shortage of ag educators to teach, oversee FFA chapters, and manage the supervised agricultural experiences the FFA members take on. Ladsten says Wisconsin is using some new initiatives to help fill some positions. “Some alternate licensing options have definitely opened the doors a little bit for that as well […]
Missouri Representative Brad Pollitt with Ethan Vanderwert and his Champion pen of heifers The 1st Annual Missouri Cattlemen’s Youth Expo was held June 9-12, 2022 at Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. In addition to the 39th Annual Missouri Junior Cattlemen’s Association (MJCA) All-Breeds Junior Show, juniors were given the opportunity to present their replacement heifer offerings in pens of two to be judged and sold together. The show was held […]
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were all down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday. June Class III milk was down $0.05 at $24.29. July closed down $0.49 at $23.77. August closed down $0.30 at $24.10. September was down $0.38 at $23.94. October through May contracts ranged from three cents lower in December to twenty-five cents lower in February. Dry whey was down $0.0175 at $0.4925. Four sales were recorded […]
An Eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s faced unprecedented challenges this growing season. Mitch Oswald of Aurora tells Brownfield he’s seen record drought, a late planting season and now extreme wind and hail. “This year is presenting a whole different set of challenges that I did not expect to have this year.” He says because of those challenges he’s extremely concerned about weed pressure. “We’re going to have to be really proactive […]
A bill that’s aimed at lowering food and fuel prices now heads to the Senate. The U.S. House passed the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act on Thursday by a 221-204 vote. Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association tells Brownfield the bill addresses soaring gas prices. “To have a permanent solution for year-round E15 and higher blends, that is an important step forward,” Bredenkamp said. “We are happy with […]
