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Co-Op Review: Chandler Co-Op
In this video, we speak with Joey, an agronomist at Chandler Coop in Minnesota, who shares the coop's history and experiences working with Salford. Discover how the @agcocorp unit with Salford's 90ft Air Boom chassis mounted air boom has provided durability, dependability, and reliability for farmers, covering approximately 30,000 acres annually for Chandler Coop. Joey also highlights the new technology enabling fast, accurate, and broad spreading with the 90ft boom.
New Holland WORKMASTER™ 25S Customer Walkaround
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Cattle futures lower, shrugging off higher cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower watching corn and waiting for the rest of the week’s direct business to develop. August lives closed $.95 lower at $172.25 and October lives closed $.92 lower at $174.70. August feeders closed $.45 lower at $238.65 and September feeders closed $.80 lower at $241.47. Direct cash cattle trade activity was relatively quiet on Thursday. There was a […]
Crop insurance top of farmers’ list for 2023 Farm Bill
Maintaining crop insurance remains the top request from farmers for the 2023 Farm Bill. El Paso, Illinois farmer Rob Schaffer tells Brownfield that was a hot topic during a recent meeting of Representative Darin LaHood’s Ag Advisory Committee. “I would suggest that all the farmers that use crop insurance or bankers and input suppliers let their Congress people know that we need crop insurance to stay the way it is. […]
Illinois farmers lost a lot from milk checks during pandemic
A dairy economist from Illinois says his state’s milk producers had heavy financial losses during the COVID pandemic. Dr. Mike Hutjens tells Brownfield Illinois, unlike their cheese-making neighbors to the north in Wisconsin, has fewer and smaller farms, with most of their production not used for cheese. “We’re a very high milk market because one of our major co-ops provides almost all of the fluid milk to school programs and […]
Dry conditions are stressing the hay crop in Ohio
Lack of precipitation in Ohio has drastically reduced the hay crop for many farmers and is adding pressure to already tight supplies. Jeff Magyar is in northeast Ohio near the Pennsylvania border. “I’m hearing from most guys it’s down 50 to 60 percent,” he says. “And hay was already expensive and $6-7 for small square bales. With the prospect of no second cutting, hay is going to be a very […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 8, 2023
Jul. corn closed at $6.10 and 1/4, up 6 centsJul. soybeans closed at $13.63 and 1/4, up 2 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $404.00, down $1.20Jul. soybean oil closed at 52.50, up 203 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.26 and 1/4, up 9 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $178.77, down 22 centsAug. feeder cattle closed at $238.65, down 45 centsJun. ...
