By stealing water and nutrients from the crop, weeds are on the biggest yield robbers farmers face each growing season. In this Managing for Profit, Lynn Justesen, UPL Tech Service Lead says UPL offers a new herbicide solution for soybean growers targeting some of the toughest to control weeds. ...
Ag groups are calling on the Biden administration to provide flexibility for prime farmland in the Conservation Reserve Program as the Russian/Ukraine conflict has the potential to impact global food security. Ag economist Scott Irwin at the University of Illinois tells Brownfield Ukraine produces about 60 million acres of crops which are at risk this growing season. “The war in Ukraine has put at risk an Iowa and Illinois sized […]
May corn closed at $7.57 and 3/4, up 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $17.18 and 3/4, up 22 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $485.10, up $8.30May soybean oil closed at $75.97, up 143 pointsMay wheat closed at $11.05 and 3/4, down 12 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle closed at $139.42, even on the dayApr. lean hogs closed at $102.55, up $2.30Apr. ...
The CEO of the National Pork Producers Council says being more strategic with producer dollars is a top priority for the organization. Bryan Humphreys tells Brownfield “it’s about organization effectiveness and organization efficiency so we’re in a better situation and better position to be able to tackle things like ASF preparation and prevention, supply chain disruptions, labor challenges, and other ongoing challenges that continue to affect our producers in the […]
The entire soybean complex is trading higher to sharply higher at midday. The market is hopeful export sales will continue after USDA announced a sale of 240,000 metric tons of old crop soybeans on Tuesday. The sale is for delivery this marketing year to unknown destinations. Russian – Ukrainian tensions are giving an added boost to the soybean oil market with the likely lack of sunflower oil coming out or […]
The USDA says domestic meat supplies in cold storage at the end of February were mostly above year-ago levels. Total red meat supplies were up 5% on the month and 1% on the year. Beef supplies were up 1% on the month and 4% on the year. Pork stocks were up 11% on the month, but down 1% on the year, with stocks of pork bellies up 12% from last […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher watching this week’s direct cash business unfold. Boxed beef was higher at midday. Feeder cattle are mixed adjusting spreads. Traders are also looking ahead to Friday’s On Feed numbers from the USDA. April live cattle were unchanged at $139.42 and June liv cattle closed $.27 higher at $135.97. April feeder cattle closed $1.20 higher at $161.77 and May feeder cattle […]
An ag engineer says the trend toward automated field equipment could improve soil compaction issues in the future. Ohio State University’s Chair of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Scott Shearer tells Brownfield the scale of equipment can become smaller if manufacturers remove human operator components. “I think that with current equipment sizes we’re paying a pretty significant price in terms of soil compaction,” he says. “One of […]
A dairy analyst says the U.S. dairy industry could see indirect impacts from the Russian/Ukrainian war. Ben Laine with Rabobank tells Brownfield sanctions have been in place on U.S. dairy products since 2014, so exports aren’t likely to be impacted by the current conflict. But, “Feed/fertilizer is a major factor,” he says. “As we see more refugees moving into Europe, there’s potentially demand impacts.” And he says while China’s demand […]
