The USDA says planting is essentially done in Iowa. The weekly Crop Progress Report says there were reports of weather issues last week making corn or soybean replant necessary for some producers. Corn emergence is at 95 percent, one week behind last year. Corn condition remains at 86 percent good to excellent. Ninety-seven percent of soybeans have been planted, eight days behind the last year’s pace. Eighty-four percent of the […]
The president of the National Pork Board looks to relate with consumers when discussing pig farming. Heather Hill and her family run a farrow-to-finish hog operation near Greenfield, Indiana. “Much to my children’s dismay, I am always relating it back to our family and just ourselves. I often talk about (working) very closely with our veterinarian, I mean our pigs see a doctor more than anyone in our family wants […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower, pressured by the broader markets and the weakness in boxed beef during the session. August live cattle closed $2.32 lower at $133.87 and October live cattle closed $2.05 lower at $139.92. August feeder cattle closed $3.15 lower at $171.32 and September feeder cattle closed $2.45 lower at $173.60. It was a quiet start to the week for […]
Strong winds and damaging hail had some effect on crop conditions in Nebraska last week. Farmer Clay Govier of Broken Bow says most corn and soybeans have weathered Mother Nature well. “If your crop ground is under a pivot, I think you’re in pretty good shape. We’ve caught some pretty good shape if you’re dodging the hail.” The USDA says corn is rated 65 percent good-to-excellent with 98 percent of […]
A U.S. Representative from Iowa wants to see the Biden administration put more emphasis on renewable fuels. Republican Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield, “Ethanol should be front and center in our strategy to regain American energy independence,” she said. “We have the sale of E15 in the summer months and that is a good start. I believe this action should be permanent.” Hinson says biofuel producers need long-term certainty, and that […]
The head of 3Bar Biologics says he’s optimistic about the outlook for biologicals. Bruce Caldwell tells Brownfield a new partnership with Verdesian Life Sciences will change the face of how farmers are using inputs. “We’re partnering in a business-to-business model to raise the performance of these products so that they can really start to have a much greater impact on production agriculture globally.” He says the goal of working with […]
U.S. corn and soybean planting should be able wrap up in the next few days if weather cooperates. Most forecasts for the early part of this week do show generally hot, dry conditions in much of the Midwest and Plains. The USDA says 97% of corn is planted, matching the five-year average, and 88% emerged, compared to 89% on average, with 72% of the crop rated good to excellent, 1% […]
An ag meteorologist says La Nina weather conditions will likely persist through the rest of the year and even into 2023. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions tells Brownfield areas of the Central and Western Corn Belt will stay hot and dry through August. “It’s just a matter of when it breaks down, do we get the necessary moisture in place to take advantage of that to get some rain?” […]
Missouri has strenghtened its private property rights protections. Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 2005 into law Saturday evening at the Missouri Cattlemen’s Steak Fry. He was joined by Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn and Missouri Senator Jason Bean for the event. The new law limits eminent domain use by private companies to acquire land. The legislation stipulates land acquired using eminent domain in the state must be purchased at […]
