Every business – including food and beverage - hasve artificial boundaries that they work within. But when faced with a business challenge, there’s a benefit to thinking outside the box. CBC Radio’s Terry O’Reilly shares how choosing the road less travelled can lead to interesting results.
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower with feeders leading the way on the higher corn. June live cattle closed $1.92 lower at $131.65 and August live cattle closed $1.87 lower at $132.77. August feeder cattle closed $3.47 lower at $166.52 and September feeder cattle closed $3.50 lower at $169.67. Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a quiet start following Tuesday and Wednesday’s […]
A new report on carbon markets sheds light on some of the challenges and opportunities ag stakeholders should expect. Iowa State University Extension economist Dr. Alejandro Plastina authored the Farm Foundation report and says he wanted to inform farmers, policymakers, and others about agricultural carbon programs. “There are many challenges (and) at the very core of the problem is the lack of standards.” He tells Brownfield current programs measure, report […]
There’s been no fieldwork across a large portion of central and northern Minnesota this spring. Shayne Isane and his family run a cow/calf operation and grow corn, soybeans, alfalfa, canola, and perennial rye grass in Roseau County. He tells Brownfield frequent snow storms this winter have given way to one rain event after another. “It’s been a very muddy and wet spring as far as the cattle, but also with […]
Farmers in east-central and southeast Iowa are making up for lost planting time. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe says cool, wet weather kept corn progress under five percent until conditions improved late last week. “We saw people starting to get out into fields and kind of test to see if conditions were more fit for planting, and then Sunday into Monday you really started to see a […]
Jul. corn closed at $7.91 and 1/2, up 3 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.13 and 3/4, up 7 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $396.00, down $1.90Jul. soybean oil closed at 82.52, down 93 pointsJul. wheat closed at $11.78 and 3/4, up 65 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $131.65, down $1.92Jun. lean hogs closed at $97.47, down $3.37May Class III milk closed at $24.95, up 5 centsJun. ...
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA’s old crop ending stocks and 2022 production estimates were larger than expected, while new crop stocks were smaller. Of course, those 2022 production and new crop ending stocks estimates are highly subject to change in the coming months. Parts of the region are expected to see more planting delays over the next few days. There were minimal changes to […]
Asparagus harvest is now underway in the nation’s largest producing state after a delayed start. Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board Executive Director Jamie Clover Adams tells Brownfield this year’s start is fast and furious as cool, wet weather has quickly turned hot and dry. “The older farmers tell me that the longer it takes to come up, there’s less opportunity for freeze damage so that’s a good thing,” she says. Clover Adams says […]
More planting progress for Iowa soybean farmers. Southwest Iowa farmer Dave McGargill says there were other limiting factors that slowed down the start of soybean planting. “The soil temp was kind of low and so we were a little scared to put too many beans in the ground,” he said. “I know there were quite a few beans in this area that were planted early.” Field conditions have improved, and […]
