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Farmers disheartened by planting delays can take comfort in this summer’s warm weather outlook. Wyffels Hybrids agronomy manager Eric Wilson says they’ve been looking at the impact Growing Degree Units have on corn development. “Does timing of planting correlate to where that final yield falls in accordance with trendline? And what we’ve found is it doesn’t necessarily matter.” He tells Brownfield there have been early planting dates that don’t yield […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly lower, adjusting spreads.  Feeder cattle were mostly higher on the day’s lower move in corn.  It was a mostly quiet Friday for direct cash cattle trade activity, with just some scattered trade reported fully steady with the week’s business.  For the week, live deals in the South had a range of $137 to mostly $140, steady with the previous week’s business.  […]

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants the FDA to use dairy standards of identity when forming labeling guidelines for plant-based milk alternatives.  In a recent letter to the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the Office of Management and Budget, the Representatives say the FDA has not enforced dairy standards of identity for decades which has led to nutrition misinformation.  The group points to studies that reflect consumer […]

There’s been extensive storm damage in Minnesota. Richard Syverson farms north of Benson in west-central Minnesota and says more than two inches of rain fell Wednesday followed by nearly three more inches in a one-hour period Thursday morning. “It caused massive field flooding (and) our local school district didn’t have school today because there’s so many rural roads washed out.” He tells Brownfield two more storms moved through Thursday night, […]

A western Iowa farmer says input challenges are stacking up. Former NCGA president Kevin Ross of Minden tells Brownfield record-high diesel prices aren’t making things easy for his operation. “I filled up the fuel barrel the other day and that’s a hefty ticket anymore,” he said. “Anytime you’re running these big machines in the field you are adding pretty big costs with that.” And, he says most farmers are in […]

A central Missouri farmer says input costs vs the price he’s getting for grain has been his top concern last fall. Bill Betteridge tells Brownfield the $1200 fall price tag on anhydrous made him consider waiting to buy in the spring. “When I initially heard that’s what they were asking for anhydrous [I thought] maybe we’ll just wait until this spring and see if it’s any better, but that didn’t […]

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, pulling contracts to a weekly gain. The USDA sees old crop stocks at multi-year lows, with the potential for further reductions, and there are uncertainties about U.S. acreage due to recent planting delays. Crush demand is strong and China bought 132,000 tons of old crop U.S. beans. China’s National Grain and Oils Information Center says domestic stocks passed 4.5 million tons due […]

An eastern Iowa farmer says Mother Nature forced him to wait until May to start planting. Lance Lillibridge of Vinton tells Brownfield the recent heat wave allowed them to get tractors in the field. “We’re about 10 percent done,” he said. “We finally got started this week and the ground conditions are getting better.” Even with the delayed start, Lillibridge says they could wrap things up soon with a favorable […]

Jul. corn closed at $7.81 and 1/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.46 and 1/2, up 32 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $409.30, up $13.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 83.79, up 127 pointsJul. wheat closed at $11.77 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $132.07, up 42 centsJun. lean hogs closed at $100.75, up $3.27May Class III milk closed at $24.97, […]