Listen to this episode of the Compeer Financial podcast where Greg Steele, Senior Dairy Lending Specialist at Compeer Financial, discusses what the diary industry looks like in 2023. Sponsored by Compeer Financial ...
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would raise the debt ceiling while reducing overall government spending on Thursday. The bill includes a temporary expansion of work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The agreement is now headed to President Biden’s desk for a signature. ...
High oleic soybeans have created a new market for U.S. soy farmers because it offers end users a more functional U.S. grown product without sacrificing yield. In this episode, learn how checkoff dollars are helping increase demand from restaurants and food manufacturers and helping farmers. ...
A University Extension expert says there’s good news and bad news for the first crop of hay now being harvested in Wisconsin. Richard Halopka is based in Clark County. He says, ”What I’m seeing being harvested right now today is low on quantity but high on quality.” Halopka tells Brownfield it’s been very dry, but having excess moisture in the topsoil and subsoil about three weeks ago has helped the […]
The president of the Nebraska State Dairy Association says the state is trying to reverse a trend that the number of dairy farms continue to decline. Mike Guenther tells Brownfield there are less than 100 farms, but expanding processing could incentivize production. “When you see these dairy farm numbers decline, and when the processing plants come, then that that’s when that trend will finally stop and they’ll actually start […]
The tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico is expected to dissipate over the next day or two while drifting southward. However, occasional showers may linger for the next several days across Florida’s peninsula. Farther north, developing drought will remain a concern in much of the Midwest and Northeast, although New England may receive some much-needed rain. During the weekend and early next week, markedly cooler air will overspread the […]
Parts marketing specialist Phil Lauer says John Deere offers its own brand of engine oil called Plus-50 II. He tells Brownfield it’s designed specifically for heavy-duty diesel engines but also works in gasoline engines, so farmers can use it in their combines, tractors, Chevy trucks, and John Deere Gators. ...
Across the Corn Belt, very warm, mostly sunny weather continues to reduce soil moisture availability for corn and soybean emergence and development. Any showers are widely scattered and confined to the western Corn Belt. Friday’s high temperatures should range from 85 to 95°F, with record-setting heat for early June expected in portions of the Great Lakes States and upper Midwest. A record-dry May was reported in several Midwestern communities, including […]
We are a 6th generation family farm EST. 1879 located in East Central IL. We raise white and yellow Frito lay corn, and soybeans.
