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Producers will begin receiving applications for the Emergency Relief Program in the coming days.   Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux tells Brownfield the agency began mailing the more than 300,000 pre-filled applications this week. “The much-anticipated program has been touted as a new way of doing things by the agency and we’re happy to announce letters are going out to producers now that will have the information we already […]

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A storm system currently crossing the Ohio Valley will reach the Northeast on Saturday.  For the remainder of Friday, showers and thunderstorms associated with that storm could result in high winds and flash flooding in parts of the eastern U.S.  Meanwhile, a series of disturbances will traverse areas from the Pacific Northwest into the upper Midwest, resulting in 5-day precipitation totals that will generally range from 1 to 2 inches, […]

Across the Corn Belt, cool, cloudy, showery weather has halted nearly all fieldwork east of the Mississippi River, where Friday’s high temperatures will remain mostly below 70°F.  Meanwhile, dry weather has returned across the western Corn Belt, although low cloudiness lingers early Friday in many areas.  Later Friday, high temperatures should reach 80°F or higher throughout Nebraska and South Dakota. On the Plains, dry weather prevails between storms.  Cool conditions […]

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad suggests a second phase to the trade deal with China is unlikely. “Because the Chinese government loves to subsidize their state-owned enterprises, which are their champions.” He calls that approach “market distorting” and says the Trump administration tried to address it. “And frankly that’s what didn’t get done in the Phase One agreement, and I think will be difficult to do (and) the […]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday. May Class III milk was up $0.08 at $25.19.  June closed up $0.05 at $24.25.  July closed down $0.08 at $24.45.  August was down $0.02 at $24.18.  September through March contracts ranged from zero to thirteen cents higher. Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.51.  One sale was recorded at that price. Cheese Blocks closed down […]

Some wheat growing areas of the Upper Midwest are saturated, prompting concerns about disease pressure. Dan Melaas covers central and western North Dakota for BASF and tells Brownfield April and May have been plagued by heavy snow and frequent rains. “With the conditions we’re having a lot of the wheat is going in the ground right now, we’ve got more moisture which will lead to a better chance of having […]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed and feeders closed lower, watching corn and the direct cash cattle markets. Beef export sales were down on the week, but a little bit larger than the four-week average. June live was up $.10 at $132.40 and August was $.07 higher at $132.60. August feeders were down $1.27 at $166.67 and September was $1.32 lower at $169.72. Cash cattle trade remains quiet […]

U.S. dairy groups are supporting Wednesday’s action by the U.S. Trade Representative to challenge Canada’s dairy trade practices.  Jeff Lyon with FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative is pleased the USTR is again going after Canada to have them fulfill their obligations under the USMCA agreement. “Canada has just shown already, going back to last year that they truly didn’t want to follow their obligations and put another proposal in that doesn’t make […]