A farm safety expert says fewer children have been injured on farms in the last 25 years, but more prevention and education is still needed. Barb Lee founded the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety in 1997. She tells Brownfield the rate of non-fatal serious injuries has declined by about 60% over the past 25 years, but the number of child deaths on the farm has […]
Not all farmers are complaining about the weather so far this year. Southwest Minnesota cattle feeder Mike Landuyt says conditions have been good the past several months. “This winter and this spring so far has been really good cattle feeding weather for us, and with having everything under roof our pens, even with this rain, have been staying dry and the cattle condition is really good. They’ve been gaining really […]
Jul. corn closed at $8.00 and 3/4, down 8 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.78, up 21 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $411.80, down $1.80Jul. soybean oil closed at 83.49, up 50 pointsJul. wheat closed at $12.77 and 1/2, up 30 centsJun. live cattle closed at $133.00, down 17 centsJun. lean hogs closed at $105.15, up $1.32Jun. Class III milk closed at $24.59, up 18 centsJun. ...
As part of its proposed policy solutions for the industry, the Fertilizer Institute is urging the Biden administration to work with China to begin exporting fertilizer again. President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch says eliminating China’s export ban would increase global supply and reduce prices. “China is the largest producer of phosphates with about 40 percent of the phosphate production in the world and about a third of the nitrogen produced […]
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. U.S. soybean planting remains slower than average, even after good progress in some areas last week. It’s still relatively early in the season, but there’s talk about replanting due to wet weather in parts of the region. Crush demand is strong thanks to solid margins and export demand is good. NOPA’s April member crush was down on the month, due in part […]
The president of the Michigan Corn Growers Association says he’s been able to plant about a quarter of his corn crop in West Michigan. Randy Poll tells Brownfield starting the season wet followed by a rapid warm-up has led to some soil crusting issues. “The heat was great but the ground turned like concrete so fast because it was drying so fast and so hard,” he shares. Poll says he […]
A central Wisconsin fertilizer dealer says most products have been available in time for planting season. Tony Grapsas Tony Grapsas with JayMar in Plover, Wisconsin tells Brownfield slow starts for planting in other states have helped with product availability. “Because the ‘I’ states were light, it hasn’t been too bad on N, P, and K, the nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium. Our biggest hiccup is the same as last year. Calcium […]
The USDA has extended the comment period to identify the impacts of concentration and competition challenges in seed, fertilizer, other ag inputs, and retail markets. The new deadline is June 15. The Biden-Harris administration says it wants to enhance fair and competitive markets. The information submitted is intended to provide the USDA with data on competition and market access for farmers and ranchers, new and growing market competitors, and the […]
Recent warm weather has helped dry out fields for central Iowa farmers. Lee Tesdell of Slater tells Brownfield planting progress kicked into another gear on Monday. “About half of my section got planted,” he said. “One neighbor put in about 150 acres of corn. Another neighbor put in about the same amount on the west half of our section.” He says his soil temperatures have been around 60 degrees this […]
