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Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground in Clear Lake on June 18, 2022 for the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association Summer Tour. ...

At least seven right to repair case against John Deere are being consolidated in the U.S. District Court of Illinois. The individual cases allege John Deere violated the Sherman act by monopolizing the repair market. The lawsuit involves plaintiffs from at least six states including Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and North Dakota. The court tells Brownfield similar plaintiffs around the U.S. could join the case. No action has been taken […]

A crops and soils expert says many dairy farmers are relying less on alfalfa and more on alternative forages. University of Wisconsin Extension agent Kevin Jarek tells Brownfield multiple years of alfalfa field damage led to trying different feed options. “We had a lot of alfalfa fields damaged in late 2018, very wet. 2019, (the) worst growing season in fifty years in the State of Wisconsin. By May 2020, we […]

An ag economist says the market will be closely watching crop acreage numbers for trading signals the rest of June. The University of Missouri’s Ben Brown said he’s curious to see where USDA pins corn and wheat acreage at the end of the month in its acreage report. “I think those two will be very interesting numbers,” he said. “The trade will start anticipating what those could be in the […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher, feeders were mostly lower watching the week’s direct cash business develop.  August live cattle closed $.20 higher at $134.07 and October live cattle closed $.22 higher at $140.15.  August feeder cattle closed $.02 lower at $171.30 and September feeder cattle closed $.25 lower at $173.35.  There was a very light direct cash cattle trade reported on Tuesday.  Live deals […]

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two closely watched ag cases in October.  The Court released its oral argument schedule on Tuesday for the first sitting of the 2022-2023 term. On October 3, the Court will review the 9th Circuit’s ruling on Sackett V. EPA to decide if the proper tests were used to determine if wetlands were truly “waters of the United States” under the Obama-era Clean […]

Legislation to create a permanent pathway for year-round E15 could be heard on the House floor as early as Thursday. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says the bill would extend Reid Vapor Pressure relief to ethanol blends above E10. “So that would include E15. It’s actually language from bipartisan, bicameral legislation that had previously been introduced in both the Senate and the House, so we’re looking forward to […]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. June Class III milk was up $0.01 at $24.31.  July closed down $0.18 at $24.25.  August closed down $0.12 at $24.39.  September was down $0.08 at $24.32.  October through May contracts ranged from in January to twenty-six cents lower in November. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5150.  There were no sales recorded. Cheese Blocks were […]

Jul. corn closed at $7.68 and 1/4, down 1 centJul. soybeans closed at $16.98 and 1/2, down 9 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $411.00, down $4.10Jul. soybean oil closed at 78.28, down 123 pointsJul. wheat closed at $10.50 and 1/4, down 20 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $135.20, up $1.20Jun. lean hogs closed at $108.45, up 45 centsJun. Class III milk closed at $24.31, up 1 centJul. ...