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A beginning farmer says a network of mentors has helped their operation grow. Diversified produce and livestock farmer Taylor Schomaker has been working with her husband Ryan to reinvent the family’s centennial farm for the past six years. “It was a cash crop operation, so you can just envision this absolute blank slate, there’s nothing […] The post Michigan State University Extension beginning farmer field days building collaboration across the […]

U.S. ethanol stocks grew over the past week as demand slipped a little. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply of 26.02 million barrels was up 139,000 on the week and 829,000 on the year. Net inputs of ethanol purchased by refiners and blenders and the volume of gasoline supplied to the market […] The post Ethanol stocks rise as weekly production holds almost steady appeared first on […]

Every year, during the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) Annual Conference, Brownfield Ag News throws a party for our advertising partners and everyone else attending the meeting. Those celebratory gatherings have changed significantly in the past 28 years that I have been part of Brownfield. When I first started attending NAMA, I was on the younger […] The post The party may change but relationships still matter appeared first on Brownfield […]

U.S. ethanol exports dipped from May to June. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports of 145.9 million gallons were 6% below May, but still the largest on record for the month of June. Canada took in its lowest volume for 2024 to date, while still claiming the top slot for the 39th month in […] The post Ethanol exports down on month, still all-time June high appeared first on […]

Russia has threatened to back out of an agreement that allows Ukraine to export ag products through the Black Sea. Greg McBride with Allendale says Russian officials are frustrated with the Black Sea Grain Initiative and are calling for it to expire. “They are not getting their needs met,” McBride said. “They are not being able to ship fertilizer and they are not getting the ability to ship grain through […]

Photo provided by National FFA Organization FFA members from across the country are in the nation’s capital this summer to learn how to be changemakers and impactful leaders in their communities. Facilitator Luc Sproles says a highlight of the Washington Leadership Conference is students developing a Living to Serve Plan. “Which is essentially a community service project or initiative that they are going to be taking back home to their […]

The Global Dairy Trade Index fell 3.3% in Tuesday’s trading session.  Prices for all products were down, but butter and buttermilk powder took the largest fall. Buttermilk powder was down 11.4% to just $2,189 per metric ton, or $0.99 per pound. Butter was down 10.3% selling for $4,842 a metric ton or $2.19 per pound.  Skim milk powder, which accounted for about 25% of Tuesday’s sales fell 6% to $2,525 […]

A market analyst says the grain markets will be influenced by the weather forecast as July begins and the U.S. corn crop matures. Tim Marsh with Summit Commodities tells Brownfield last week’s rains will be helpful to the dry crops across the Midwest and traders are watching to see if the derecho marks a shift in the weather pattern. “Weather is what’s important two weeks from now. It would be […]

Dr. Mike Steele from the University of Guelph in Ontario shares some of what he’s learned about calf nutrition in today’s Managing for Profit ...