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Missouri’s attorney general says she would like to see the U.S. Supreme Court resolve an interstate commerce issue that continues to impact how U.S. livestock farmers operate. Catherine Hanaway tells Brownfield it’s a problem when separate states dictate how all states do business. “This is the rare issue where I do believe that having a […] The post Missouri AG says Congress or SCOTUS must address state livestock rules appeared […]

Soybeans were higher for the second straight session, July beans were up $.05 at $12.13.  The trade is looking ahead to Tuesday’s supply and demand report from the USDA. That’s out at Noon Eastern/11 Central.  The market also continues to monitor planting and crop development weather.  Higher soybean oil and crude oil were also supportive.  […] The post Soybeans, corn, and wheat start the week higher appeared first on Brownfield […]

A farmer in central Missouri says he’s glad to finally have a few dry days to be back planting corn and soybeans. Brandon Thiel from Saline County tells Brownfield the rain delays in April and early May has caused a busier and more compressed planting season than usual. “We got a three-day stretch in the […] The post Rain delays compress corn and soybean planting in central MO appeared first […]

An agronomist and corn product manager with Peterson Farms Seed says corn planting is making good progress in the Northern Plains. Rick Swenson tells Brownfield many farmers in South Dakota hit the fields at the end of April. “I’ve heard of some of that stuff, it was planted around April 22. You get around the […] The post Agronomist says Northern Plains planting ‘off to the races’ appeared first on […]

The general manager of Oahe Grain Corporation in central South Dakota says it’s been a slow, weather-challenged start to the growing season. Kevin Kjorsvik tells Brownfield the spring wheat has had a slow start due to the cool temperatures. “It’s definitely a moisture issue now, seeing how much that it has to keep growing, so […] The post Spring wheat off to slow start in South Dakota as moisture concerns […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, feeders were down following reports that the Trump administration is set to temporarily suspend tariffs on beef exporting nations.  June live cattle closed $.50 higher at $249.40 and August live cattle closed $.55 lower at $234.55.  August feeder cattle closed $1.92 lower at $362.30 and […] The post Cattle futures mostly lower to start the week appeared first on Brownfield […]

A southeast Michigan farmer says Monday was his first day of planting. Lenawee County’s Zach Schaffner tells Brownfield, “We’ve had just a ton of rainy weather.” “It’s been hard to even think about getting out there, but we’ve got some sandier ground that we’re going to try today, and fingers crossed, we’re going to be able […] The post Michigan corn and soybean planting behind average as wet weather slows progress […]

Corn planted three weeks ago is beginning to emerge in central Minnesota. Chad Willis farms near Willmar and says he finished corn planting before the end of April. “We happened to see a few today, we have not had as much warm weather up here in central Minnesota. Today is about the warmest that we’ve […] The post Early planted corn starts emerging near Willmar appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

Progress in Wisconsin’s fields varies greatly depending on location. Casey Kelleher raises corn and soybeans near Whitewater in southwestern Wisconsin.  He tells Brownfield April rains left him with wet fields, but after pumping a lot of excess water, they’ve dried out nicely and planting is nearly wrapped up. “Corn is done, and beans could be […] The post Wisconsin planting progress varies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.