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Soybeans up after USDA numbers, corn, wheat mixed

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA lowered production slightly even with no changes to the record yield estimate or harvested area. New crop ending stocks were down on the month, mostly due to lower old crop carryout caused by...

Michigan biodiesel usage growing in Detroit area

New federal grants will increase biodiesel usage along the Detroit River. Pete Probst with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition tells Brownfield most traffic on the Great Lakes St. Lawerence Seaway has to pass through the Port of Detroit. “Finding ways to get more biodiesel...

Sorghum production up on month, down on year

The USDA raised its 2024 U.S. sorghum production guess. The crop is now estimated at 301.995 million bushels, an increase of 8% from August on a higher yield estimate, up to 57.3 bushels per acre, but that’s 5% less than 2023 due to a...

Deadline to comply with traceability rule nears

Cattle producers have until November 5 to switch to tags that comply with the USDA’s final traceability rule. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s vice president of government affairs, Ethan Lane, says visually and electronically readable tags are required for intact breeding animals over 18 months,...

Drones providing alternate cover crop seeding method

The Midwest regional director for American Farmland Trust sees drones as another tool in expanding the use of cover crops. Kris Reynolds, who also farms in central Illinois, says the technology is showing its usefulness. “One of the things we often hear about is...

Drought situation intensifies in Eastern Corn Belt

A climatologist says he’s concerned about the severity of drought conditions in parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Eric Hunt with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says a large portion of Ohio is in desperate need of rain. “We’ve seen very widespread and intense drought...

U.S. House passes bill to protect agriculture from foreign entities

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would safeguard the country’s agriculture sector from potential threats posed by foreign entities. Congressman Frank Lucas, from Oklahoma, says the legislation would increase security of foreign involvement in U.S. farmland purchases. “The bill focuses the government’s...

USDA reduces 2024 cotton, rice crop expectations

The USDA has lowered its expectations for 2024 U.S. cotton and rice production modestly. Upland cotton is seen at just under 14 billion bales, 4% below August due to a reduction in yield, now pegged at 794 pounds per acre, but still up 19%...

Nebraska farmers benefitting from increase of soybean crush plants

A Nebraska Soybean Board member says the increase of crush plants has been beneficial to farmers. Mark Caspers tells Brownfield… “It improves their bases quite a lot and we get to utilize more of those bushels right here in Nebraska that gets converted into...

Rep. Hinson says Chinese ag drones threaten U.S. food supply

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says the use of Chinese-manufactured agriculture drones could be a threat to food security. Republican Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield the U.S. needs to push back against China’s supply of DJI spray drones. “They have sophisticated sensing technology designed to...

USDA meat outlooks up on month

The USDA has increased its 2024 projections for beef, pork, chicken, and turkey production, while decreasing the egg outlook. Beef is estimated at 26.795 billion pounds, up 59 million from August on a faster cow slaughter pace and heavier weights, with an average steer...
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