Rolling out of the corn, hopefully onto beans?
We have made it to day 20 of harvest. basically, halfway finished. Sometimes the dually don't fit so the 78 has to go! Then we switch back to the 82! Musical combines!
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Agriculture
Meet Your Farmers: Dave McEachren
Grain farmer Dave is focused on utilizing cover crops to increase sustainability. Watch to find out more and check out the rest of our farmers in this 'Meet the Farmer" series.
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Sheep Farming At Ewetopia Farms: Sheep Movement & Barn Reconfigurations
Today's video at Ewetopia Farms is all about movement and barn reconfiguration. In order to deal with the ever changing logistics on a sheep farm, you are constantly having to adjust your spaces to the sheeps' needs. Today we moved several groups of sheep around to make room for more pregnant ewes to lamb and to set-up more ewe/lamb pens in the Coveralls. We show you what we did and […]
SCOTUS presses pause button on Proposition 12
The U.S. Supreme Court has chosen to re-list the case regarding California’s Proposition 12. National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys tells Brownfield while they are disappointed in the high court’s decision, the case has not been denied. “Our hope was that they would hear the case,” he says. “They’re reconsidering it this coming Friday and so hopefully we hear something next Monday about the court choosing to take this […]
ADC hears federal milk marketing woes during forum
A recent forum by the American Dairy Coalition explored ways to improve the Federal Milk Marketing Order for farmers and cooperatives. Southern Illinois dairyman Frank Doll currently serves as the president of Prairie Farms and on the Illinois Milk Promotion Board. “I’m just a farmer and I like to be able to read and understand my milk check quickly,” he says. Doll is also a representative on the American Farm […]
DOJ launches supply chain antitrust initiative
The Department of Justice is launching an initiative to deter, detect, and prosecute companies that exploit supply chain disruptions to engage in anticompetitive conduct. Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield he’s written several letters to the DOJ as farmers face record-high input prices. “For instance, the company that’s got (I think) 82 percent of the control of the phosphorous, and then whether or not there’s some antitrust problems there […]
Hog futures supported by commercial buying
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher, and feeders were lower watching corn and direct markets develop. April live cattle closed $.15 higher at $146.02 and June live cattle closed $.40 higher at $141.90. March feeder cattle closed $1.20 lower at $164.22 and April feeder cattle closed $1.72 lower at $169.12. Cattle country was quiet on Tuesday with very little direct cash cattle trade activity. Packer […]
Ethanol producers gather in NOLA to discuss new opportunities
Ethanol producers are talking about new opportunities for the renewable fuels industry. Jeanne McCaherty with Guardian Energy says, “I’m very excited about the ethanol industry. I think we’ve got more opportunities than we’ve ever had.” McCaherty tells Brownfield being able to drive ethanol to lower and lower carbon intensities just opened up a whole new market opportunity for the industry beyond fuel. “Now you have people that are trying to […]
