Establishing a weed management program that incorporates multiple modes of action helps farmers minimize the potential for herbicide resistance. In this Managing for Profit, UPL Tech Services Manager Kip Jacobs talks about the importance of herbicide layering to combat tough weeds and reduce herbicide resistance. ...
Expanding biofuels markets are creating new opportunities for soybean farmers. Nebraska farmer Greg Anderson says additional soy crushing facilities across the Midwest will help meet demand for renewable diesel and biodiesel. “People are now crushing beans for the oil. That’s never happened before in my lifetime as I recall and keeping the value here and serving those markets is going to be very important to soybean farmers’ profitability.” He tells […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed lower waiting for direct business to develop and feeder cattle closed mostly higher, supported by the lower move in corn. April live cattle closed $1.50 lower at $139.35 and June lives closed $1.27 lower at $135.52. April feeder cattle closed $.02 higher at $162.62 and May feeder cattle closed $.02 lower at $167.27. Direct cash cattle trade has been relatively quietly through […]
May corn closed at $7.30, down 28 centsMay soybeans closed at $16.49 and 1/4, down 9 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $478.00, down $6.00May soybean oil closed at $73.55, down 13 pointsMay wheat closed at $10.69 and 1/4, down 85 centsApr. live cattle closed at $139.35, down $1.50Apr. lean hogs closed at $102.37, down 2 centsMar. Class III milk closed at $22.38, up 1 centApr. ...
Commodity checkoff dollars are helping the Waterways Council educate the public and lawmakers in DC about the importance of lock and dam infrastructure. Senior Vice President Deb Calhoun tells Brownfield they ran a campaign inside the beltway last year that included a 30 second TV commercial and short videos showing how inland waterways contribute to the environment, economy, and US competitiveness. “We also created a few high-end animated videos to […]
A water quality researcher says farmers reducing fertilizer applications this year could create positive outcomes for the Western Lake Erie Basin for several years. Laura Johnson is the director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University in northeast Ohio. “If these fertilizer prices stay high and we see rates start to go down maybe even lower than what is recommended because you’re doing what you can […]
It’s taken 12 years to bring one of the richest potash mines in the U.S. online after being shuttered in the late ‘80s. But, the Michigan project still could be three years away from completion. Ward Forquer with the Michigan Potash & Salt Company tells Brownfield having a domestic fertilizer supply can’t come soon enough. “We won’t have to worry about the reliance so much from foreign entities,” he says. […]
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued lower at midweek picking up the overall negative tone of grain markets. March Class III milk was up a penny at $22.38. April 53 cents lower at $22.88. May down 54 cents at $23.33. June 39 cents lower at $23.70. July through September 23 to 31 cents lower. Dry whey up $0.0025 at $0.76. One sale was made at that price. Blocks […]
Soybeans closed lower. May bean closed nine and 1/2 cents lower at $16.49 and 1/4, and July beans closed nine and 3/4 cents lower at $16.26. It was an up and down day for the complex with mixed movement for most of the day until everything closed some degree of down. The Fed raised short-term interest rates for the first time since 2018. Mixed news from China led to early […]
