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Pioneer agronomist discuss harvest timeline, yield reports

An agronomy expert says he has high expectations for the 2024 harvest season. “Beans are really wrapping up and honestly corn will be finishing up here fast as well,” said Brandon Walter with Pioneer. Walter says the harvest pace has been exceptionally quick, and...

Soybeans, corn, wheat see daily, weekly losses

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, along with the drop in crude oil, cementing a big weekly decline. Soybeans continue to monitor U.S. harvest weather and South American planting conditions. Weekly sales were solid at 62.6 million bushels with China and Egypt...

Cattle futures higher to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up following the steady to higher cash business. December live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $187.32, and February live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $188.12. November feeder cattle closed $1.85 higher at $247.60, and...

Delta farmers ask Boozman for new farm bill and disaster relief

The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says at a recent roundtable, Mississippi Delta farmers asked him to prioritize a new farm bill and disaster relief package in the lame duck session of Congress. John Boozman says challenging commodity prices and higher input...

Some acreage shifts anticipated for southern crops in 2025

An extension ag economist says he’s expecting some acreage shifts for southern crops in 2025. “There’s a lot to consider. What input costs do and the price of competing crops.” Scott Stiles at the University of Arkansas says cotton prices have declined a lot...

Variability at harvest for soybeans, corn, sunflowers in NW MN

A farmer in northwest Minnesota says there’s been some good soybeans this fall, but there’s also variability in fields caused by early season moisture. Kevin Capistran tells Brownfield “I went to my next field and it was yielding more in the mid-40 bushels/acre. I...

Take long view when making 2025 soybean plans

An extension soybean agronomist cautions growers not to allow this season’s challenges to have too much influence on decisions for next year. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota says it’s important to take a long-term approach. “We live and die by each year,...

Rain chances minimal as dry conditions continue for Corn Belt

Dry conditions continue across the upper Midwest. Eastern Nebraska farmer Chris Clausen tells Brownfield… “We haven’t had a significant rainfall since the beginning of August and we’ve had less than two and half inches since the 4th of July.” University of Nebraska climatologist Eric...

CME cash dairy market mixed Friday

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with the exception of block cheese.  Dry whey was up $0.0075 at $0.6025.  Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5975 to $0.60  Forty-pound cheese blocks unchanged at $1.9250.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were...

U.S. export sales mostly up on week

The USDA is reporting a generally strong week for U.S. export sales. Several key commodities saw solid improvements during the week ending October 10th, including corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, cotton, and beef, along with a marketing year high for rice. Pork sales did slip...

Highlighting U.S. ag products in Vietnam

U.S. pork producers are highlighting the versatility of U.S. pork to expand global markets. Jackie Ponder, an Indiana pork producer, says U.S. exports of pork face trade barriers. “It’s important to reach consumers looking to eat healthy and to promote U.S. pork as a reliable...

Iowa Farm Bureau president sees huge trade potential with India

The president of Iowa Farm Bureau sees enormous potential for U.S. ag exports to India. Brent Johnson was part of an Iowa trade delegation that visited the country last month. “They’ve got a middle class that’s coming, it’s not there yet. But 500 million...