The chief risk officer for Compeer Financial is concerned about the squeeze on farmers if inflation cannot be tamed. Bill Moore tells Brownfield at some point there will be pushback to how much retailers try to inflate their own bottom line. “And pass those on to consumers versus trying to push it back through the supply chain. And as farmers know, we tend to buy at retail and sell at […]
The state climatologist for Illinois says a long period of cool, wet weather should ease up next week opening a much-anticipated planting window. “I would not be surprised to see most, if not all folks in their fields by May 1st.” Trent Ford tells Brownfield the 7-day forecast still houses scattered rain across the state with soil temperatures lingering in the 40’s and 50’s, but the 8-to-14-day forecast looks dryer […]
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Will Robinson will be in Columbia on Wednesday, April 20 covering the 2022 Abner Womack Missouri Agriculture Outlook Conference. ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in three more states. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the virus in a commercial layer chicken flock in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a non-commercial backyard flock in Utah County, Utah, and two non-commercial backyard flocks in Idaho. APHIS is working closely with state animal health officials on a joint incident response. All birds on the properties will be depopulated to […]
The head of the US Meat Export Federation says Africa could be the next big export market for US beef. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO, says Africa is one of the youngest demographics in the world. “It has a very fast growth rate and you’re starting to see rising incomes,” he says. “Granted there are a lot of haves and have-nots, there’s not a big middle class. But there is […]
Corn stocks are tight, and an ag economist says any changes to the balance sheet could send prices even higher. And with the Biden administration’s recent announcement that it would allow summer sales of E-15, more corn will be headed to ethanol production. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says while there won’t be a lot more corn used for ethanol, it will be more. “And all else equal it makes […]
A South-Central Nebraska farmer says the drought has disrupted the beginning of planting season. Jay Reiners says he started planting soybeans last Saturday near Juniata. “Soil conditions are really dry. I ran pivots to incorporate my bean preemergence a couple of weeks ago, so I do have moisture. But, my dryland corners I don’t know what they’re going to survive on without some help from the good Lord here shortly.” […]
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground for the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry held in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, April 30, 2022. ...
