An ag economist says consumer pushback from rising food costs is less likely to impact a few key protein staples. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank tells Brownfield there are some grocery items that will stay in carts. “It’s harder to push back on those staples when they’re still on a dollar per calorie level are still very affordable, things like eggs and cheese,” he says. But for more indulgent proteins like […]
An ag economist says the Federal Reserve’s announcement Wednesday afternoon on the future of interest rates will likely have a strong impact on commodity markets one way or the other. The University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says the market is expecting a half a percent increase in short-term interest rates. “Even if that is held constant, I think you’re going to have some traders that still feel like that’s too […]
Knowledge is power. And by using information from their operations, farmers can maximize their return on investment. In this Managing for Profit, Joel McCormick, AGRIntelligence Information Specialist for Helena talks the tools available to help farmers harness that data. ...
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from Texas to Minnesota, except for cooler-than-normal conditions along the middle Atlantic Coast. Cool weather will also dominate the northern High Plains and the West. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation throughout the East and Far West should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across much of the nation’s mid-section, including the Plains […]
An agronomist says farmers should not worry about this year’s later planting dates impacting yields yet. Farmers are planting two to three weeks behind last year, but Bob Berkovich with Pioneer in Wisconsin tells Brownfield the number of growing degree units or GDUs is not far behind the average, and he says the forecast looks good. “The National Weather Service, they actually think that there’s a greater chance for above-average […]
Workers at two CNH Industrial plants went on strike Monday at noon after contract talks broke down. The company that makes Case IH, New Holland, and Steyr farm machinery had more than one-thousand employees at Racine, Wisconsin, and Burlington, Iowa walk off the job. United Auto Workers Vice President Chuck Browning issued a statement saying, “Our members at CNHi strike for the ability to earn a decent living, retire with […]
For decades, farmers have been losing prime farmland to urban sprawl. I have seen several productive farms turned into housing developments, soccer fields, shopping malls, movie theatres and highway extensions.
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Growing lambs is like growing any baby; feed them well and don't let them go hungry. Trying to save on feeding will result in stunted lambs that will never grow to their potential. Poor lambs are unprofitable both at the market and as replacements.
