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Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 14, 2022 for a Fuel Ethanol Workshop. ...

Rising commodity prices and input costs makes it even more important for farmers to support their soybean crop during every stage of the season. In this Managing for Profit, Brad Hammes, a Helena product specialist talks about Bean Wise helps growers get the most out of their crops. ...

Across the Corn Belt, widespread showers are causing renewed fieldwork delays, after 50% of the intended U.S. corn acreage was planted during the 2-week period ending May 22.  Ironically, the Red River Valley of the North—where planting delays have been particularly acute—remains dry on Wednesday, although high temperatures will stay below 70°F.  Amid the latest rain event, Wednesday’s high temperatures in parts of the upper Mississippi Valley will barely top […]

A low-pressure system crossing the mid-South will drift eastward, reaching the middle Atlantic Coast during the weekend.  Warm, humid conditions will precede the system, while cool, showery weather will prevail along and north of the storm’s track. A low-pressure system crossing the mid-South will drift eastward, reaching the middle Atlantic Coast during the weekend.  Warm, humid conditions will precede the system, while cool, showery weather will prevail along and north […]

An ethanol plant in Eastern Nebraska has agreed to transport its carbon dioxide to a future sequestration plant in Wyoming. Scott Prestidge, manager of corporate communications with Tallgrass, says it will capture 10 million tons of CO2 annually from an Archer Daniels Midland plant in Columbus that will help decarbonize the industry. “There’s going to be a great need for carbon capture and sequestration investments. There are a number of […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the northern Plains and much of the West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in parts of California and east of a line from Texas to Lake Superior.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in California, the western Great Basin, and parts of the mid-South […]

Stakeholders shared opposing viewpoints during a Midwest roundtable about implementing the latest Waters of the U.S. Rule.  Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser says expanding the definitions of Waters of the U.S. might make it more difficult for farmers to keep improving water quality. He says, “To have a regulatory body that looks at the whole country and tries to make a rule that fits everyone, it just won’t work.  You must […]

A southern Illinois farmer says he planted all his corn in about 10 days. Matt Rush tells Brownfield it was a very different spring than last year because of excess moisture. “Last year we finished planting corn on April 27th,” he said. “This year, we didn’t start planting corn until the second week in May.” Despite the late planting, the Fairfield farmer said emergence has been outstanding. “The days that […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher and feeders were higher watching corn and the direct markets develop.  June live cattle closed $.05 lower at $132.72 and August live cattle closed $.22 lower at $132.75.  August There was a light to moderate direct cash cattle trade that took place on Tuesday.  Live deals in the South were at $137, about $1 lower than last week’s weighted averages.  […]