Farm News

CME cash dairy prices mixed Friday

Friday, July 26

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.03 at $0.57. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.93. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.97. One sale...

Efforts to improve food availability

Friday, July 26

Companies like Bayer are making investments to address hunger issues in the U.S. Inci Dannenberg, president of global vegetable seeds for Bayer says one way the company is stepping up – is using innovation that allows farmers to grow more with less. AUDIO: Inci...

Director Boring on Michigan’s ag budget

Friday, July 26

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director says the governor’s 2025 budget will continue to grow the state’s food and agriculture sector. Tim Boring tells Brownfield $3 million for a Food and Family program is a new effort to address ongoing gaps...

House on early recess with crucial work unfinished

Friday, July 26

Members of the U.S. House have been dismissed for the August recess a week early without passing 12 annual funding bills including USDA’s budget or taking further action on the farm bill. House Ag Committee Ranking Member David Scott says Chairman Thompson wanted the...

Illinois farmers own 24% of the land they farm

Friday, July 26

A new study from Illinois Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM) shows the state’s farmers only owned 24% of the land they farmed in 2021. Brad Zwilling, vice president of data analysis at FBFM, says it’s not a new trend. “Crop share was at 27%...

Increasing Efficiency for Mixed Flow Dryers

Friday, July 26

There is a growing interest in mixed flow dryers as farmers continue to navigate narrow farm margins. In this Managing for Profit, Jeff Cruzen, AGI dryer business development representative says there’s way to make energy efficient mixed flow grain dryers even more eco-friendly. The post...

A hot, humid pattern ahead; diminishing rainfall chances for parts of the Heartland

Friday, July 26

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures nearly nationwide, with an area stretching from the Plains and Midwest into the Northeast having the greatest likelihood of experiencing hotter-than-normal weather. Meanwhile, above-normal rainfall in the Pacific Northwest and much of the...

B rownfield Ag Weather Today

Friday, July 26

Southern rainfall will become less organized, although showers will linger for the next several days, with 5-day totals topping 2 inches in the western Gulf Coast region and parts of the Southeast. During the weekend and early next week, thundershowers should return across the...

Whitmer veto’s E-15 tax incentive

Thursday, July 25

Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed incentives in the state’s budget to expand E-15 adoption. Executive director of the Michigan Corn Growers Association Jim Zook tells Brownfield farmers are extremely disappointed. “This was minor help compared to the EV’s,” he says. “It sure is...

Soybeans, corn end session higher on weather concerns

Thursday, July 25

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Medium-range forecasts continue to look hot and dry for most of the region, potentially stressing beans, especially if the conditions persist into mid-August, as expected. August is generally the critical month for U.S. soybean development....

Less cheese in cold storage

Thursday, July 25

USDA says there’s less cheese in cold storage. Natural cheese stocks as of June 30th were down 1% from May and 6% below June of 2023. American style cheeses in storage totaled 804.8 million pounds on June 30th compared to 853.4 million pounds in...

Cattle futures supported by higher boxed beef

Thursday, July 25

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of widespread direct cash business and higher boxed beef during the session. August live cattle closed $2.00 higher at $188.90 and October lives closed $2.32 higher at $188.60. August feeder cattle closed...