The USDA says the hay supply on May 1st was below year ago levels. The total of 16.797 million tons was down 1.239 million tons on the year, due to lower production and while supplies did improve in some areas, those could be pulled dramatically lower later this year, especially in drought-stricken portions of the Plains, which would push prices higher. Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Texas all had at […]
Rhubarb is in season—look for it now at your local farmers market or in the produce section of your grocery store. As part of the buckwheat family, rhubarb is technically a vegetable. But, A US Customs Court ruling in 1947 in New York made it an official fruit in the United States. Rhubarb is typically in season in the Midwest from April through June. A staple in many farmstead gardens, […]
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the nation’s northern tier, from the Pacific Northwest to northern Minnesota. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal weather should prevail from Washington State to the Great Lakes region, and southward into the southeastern U.S. ...
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower with feeders leading the way on the higher corn. June live cattle closed $1.92 lower at $131.65 and August live cattle closed $1.87 lower at $132.77. August feeder cattle closed $3.47 lower at $166.52 and September feeder cattle closed $3.50 lower at $169.67. Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a quiet start following Tuesday and Wednesday’s […]
There’s been no fieldwork across a large portion of central and northern Minnesota this spring. Shayne Isane and his family run a cow/calf operation and grow corn, soybeans, alfalfa, canola, and perennial rye grass in Roseau County. He tells Brownfield frequent snow storms this winter have given way to one rain event after another. “It’s been a very muddy and wet spring as far as the cattle, but also with […]
A new report on carbon markets sheds light on some of the challenges and opportunities ag stakeholders should expect. Iowa State University Extension economist Dr. Alejandro Plastina authored the Farm Foundation report and says he wanted to inform farmers, policymakers, and others about agricultural carbon programs. “There are many challenges (and) at the very core of the problem is the lack of standards.” He tells Brownfield current programs measure, report […]
Farmers in east-central and southeast Iowa are making up for lost planting time. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe says cool, wet weather kept corn progress under five percent until conditions improved late last week. “We saw people starting to get out into fields and kind of test to see if conditions were more fit for planting, and then Sunday into Monday you really started to see a […]
Jul. corn closed at $7.91 and 1/2, up 3 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.13 and 3/4, up 7 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $396.00, down $1.90Jul. soybean oil closed at 82.52, down 93 pointsJul. wheat closed at $11.78 and 3/4, up 65 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $131.65, down $1.92Jun. lean hogs closed at $97.47, down $3.37May Class III milk closed at $24.95, up 5 centsJun. ...
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA’s old crop ending stocks and 2022 production estimates were larger than expected, while new crop stocks were smaller. Of course, those 2022 production and new crop ending stocks estimates are highly subject to change in the coming months. Parts of the region are expected to see more planting delays over the next few days. There were minimal changes to […]
