Cool, wet conditions are impacting spring calving in southwest Minnesota. Cow/calf producer Mark Enninga of Fulda says they prefer to calve on pasture. “Being in alignment with nature and having calves out on green grass is always nice from a health standpoint, and the cows couldn’t hardly get to the pastures because of the snow.” But he tells Brownfield a stretch of warm weather earlier this month melted enough snow […]
A new survey shows a large percentage of high school students are interested in careers that involve agriculture, food, natural resources, and the environment. University of Minnesota College of Food, Ag, and Natural Resource Sciences interim associate dean for academic programs Frances Homans says they surveyed teens from across the U.S. and found 90 percent indicated it was important to pursue a career in which they can make a difference. […]
U.S. butter stocks in cold storage have increased from last year while cheese saw incremental declines. In USDA’s latest Cold Storage report, cheese stocks totaled nearly 1.5 billion pounds, up one percent from the prior month, but down slightly on the year. Butter inventories were down one percent from last month, but up three percent from a year ago at more than 293 million pounds. ...
Planting is off to a slow start in west central Ohio. Patty Mann, a farmer from Shelby County, says they were able to plant a small field of soybeans two weeks ago and are finally getting back in the field. “Last week was really nice and warm and we were waiting for things to dry out, but it was still kind of early and they were predicting a lot of […]
A U.S. Congressman from Nebraska says an expansion of work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is still on the table as lawmakers seek support on a debt ceiling bill. House Republicans want a $4.5 trillion federal spending cut to raise the debt ceiling and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s initial proposal includes raising the SNAP benefit age from 50 to 56 for people without children. But Don Bacon tells […]
A central Michigan farmer says cold soils have slowed most fieldwork. Carson City’s Ben Wilson tells Brownfield he’s been able to make fertilizer and herbicide applications, but planting has been limited to just sugarbeets. “Every time the calendar is April you still are like, ‘Hey, it’s early, it’s early,’ and next week will be May, and then we’ll be super nervous about getting the crop in,” he shares. Also an […]
A western Iowa farmer says weather still has him on the sidelines for the 2023 planting season. Kevin Ross raises corn, soybeans, and hay near Minden. “We’ve just had really cool weather,” he said. “It looks like we’ve got a lot of cool nights ahead too, but some sunshine. That and we’ve also caught some rain here recently in the last week and a half. Those were a welcome sight […]
May corn closed at $6.46 and 1/2, down 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $14.45 and 1/4, down 20 centsMay soybean meal closed at $434.80, down $4.70May soybean oil closed at 51.71, down 85 pointsMay wheat closed at $6.38 and 3/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $164.02, down 52 centsMay feeder cattle closed at $209.42, down $1.32May lean hogs closed at $77.87, down 82 centsMay Class […]
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, with several months down sharply. Soybeans and products continued to liquidate as funds shed of their net-long positions. U.S. planting is slightly ahead of average, with more delays expected in some areas in the coming days. Still, it’s relatively early to get too concerned about soybean planting and further delays in corn planting could lead to some acres getting switched. Also, there’s […]
