Illinois pig farmers are being invited to vote for 2023 National Pork Producers Delegate Body candidates. The Illinois Pork Producers says any dues paying Illinois producer 18 years old or older is eligable to be considered as a delegate. Voters are required to show proof of selling pigs. The election is open online into June 15th through the Illinois Pork Producers website. ...
July Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange down 19 cents at $24.43. August 14 lower at $24.51. September down 18 at $24.40. October through December futures unchanged to 23 cents lower. Dry whey down $0.0275 at $0.5150. Blocks down $0.0375 at $2.2175. Two trades were made at $2.2175 and $2.23. Barrels down $0.0225 at $2.22. Three trades were made, ranging from $2.21 to $2.22. Butter down $0.0450 […]
A Central-Nebraska farmer says he’ll be replanting some crops this week after a recent hailstorm. Clay Govier has a diversified row-crop operation near Broken Bow. “It’s disappointing when you have a really good-looking field of beans or corn, and they just get smoked from hail and you have to start from scratch.” He tells Brownfield his corn crop will recover, but soybeans are another story. “We’ll have to replant four […]
A global fertilizer supplier says it’s increasing production and capacity because of volatility in world energy, agriculture and fertilizer markets. Nutrien says it will ramp-up potash production by 40 percent by 2025 in response to supply uncertainties from Eastern Europe. Interim President and CEO Ken Seitz says global supply constraints have contributed to higher commodity prices, input costs and food security concerns. The company says it will move forward with […]
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has lifted its statewide stop on poultry and waterfowl exhibitions. Director Gary McDowell says bird shows can resume because Michigan has been 30 days without a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds. The initial stop was put in place on May 10 of this year. State veterinarian Dr. Nora Wineland says even though the state has reached this […]
A pioneer in the seed industry, Don Funk, has died. Funk, a fourth-generation seedsman, brought innovation and performance to the seed industry. In the 1980s he launched Agromatch, the first computer-based, algorithmic customer seed selection tool. In 1999 he launched Channel Bio Corp, now owned by Bayer, and is one of the most recognized corn and soybean brands in the U.S. Funk later re-acquired and re-launched the brands Midwest Seed […]
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner will be on the ground in Reno, Nevada July 24 – 28, 2022 for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Summer Meeting. ...
Indiana landowners have until June 15 to file an appeal on the Form 11 notice of assessment. The Form 11 is an annual notice sent by the county assessor’s office informing landowners of the assessed value of their property as of January 1, 2022. Katrina Hall, Senior Director, Policy Strategy & Advocacy for Indiana Farm Bureau says many farmers are seeing a substantial increase on their assessments. “If the value […]
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Northeast and west of the Rockies, while hotter-than-normal conditions will cover the Plains, Midwest, mid-South, and Southeast. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall in the eastern half of the U.S. should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across the northern High Plains and much of the West. ...
