The USDA says a midweek window allowed Hoosier farmers to make significant planting progress last week. Sixty-four percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, compared to 79 percent last year. Thirty-two percent of the crop has emerged. Fifty percent of soybeans are planted, compared to the one-year average of 66 percent. Twenty percent of the crop has emerged. Eighty-eight percent of the winter wheat crop is jointing, and […]
U.S. corn and soybean planting moved closer to normal last week. Activity got off to a slow start in many areas this year due to cool, wet weather and while conditions still aren’t been ideal overall in parts of the region, a recent somewhat warmer, drier pattern has helped planting pick up steam. The USDA says that as of Sunday, 72% of corn is planted, compared to the five-year average […]
Jul. corn closed at $7.86 and 1/4, up 7 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.87, down 18 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $422.50, down $7.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 80.47, down 46 pointsJul. wheat closed at $11.90, up 21 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $132.77, up $1.20Jun. lean hogs closed at $110.37, up $1.50Jun. Class III milk closed at $24.47, down 1 centJul. ...
Bayer has filed its final brief to the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision on a Roundup case. The Supreme Court is now deciding if it will review the Monsanto Company vs. Edwin Hardeman case over the claim Roundup caused his cancer. Bayer, who purchased Monsanto in 2018, says it believes there are strong legal arguments to support a Supreme Court review […]
A recent survey asked consumers to self-assess sustainable food purchasing behaviors. Healthy Living: Purdue University’s latest Consumer Food Insights Report includes a Sustainable Food Purchasing index that reflects consumer food buying behaviors that align with a set of key recommendations for healthy diets from sustainable food systems. The index includes six components correlating with different strategies for achieving food system transformation: nutrition, environment, social, economic, security and taste. ...
A cow/calf producer in northern Minnesota is worried about wolf attacks this summer. Shayne Isane of Roseau County says most encounters occur when his cattle are out on range. “So we’ll see how it goes this year. We definitely still have some (wolves) in the area, so it’s a big concern.” Isane, who serves as the District 7 director for Minnesota Farm Bureau, tells Brownfield he’s disappointed a U.S. ...
U.S. red meat and poultry supplies moved higher in April. The USDA says the total amount of red meat in cold storage jumped by 16% to 1.089 billion pounds, with an 18% rise in beef to 531.728 million and 16% increase for pork to 530.244 million, indicating slower demand following a year-to-year decrease in production. Poultry in cold storage was 1% higher at 1.104 billion pounds with a 7% gain […]
Biological crop inputs are becoming more mainstream among farmers. Josh Nelson is part of a diversified row crop and livestock operation in north central Iowa and says he’s looking to reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers. “I’m using Pivot Bio 40 this year as a seed treatment, and this fall I’m also planning on using a product that will handle the crop residue that’s left over.” The Belmond area farmer […]
A central Wisconsin farmer is hoping the warm weather returns quickly. Paul Jarvis raises crops near Wautoma, Wisconsin in Waushara County. He tells Brownfield the Sunday overnight temperatures were freezing. “It was 32 when I left my house at 3:30 this morning so I don’t know how cold it got before the sun came up, but we were right down there.” And, that’s a potential problem since many of his […]
