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Wheat sees another round of modest gains

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans continued to follow the lead of bean oil, which followed the lead of global palm oil, while watching conditions in South America. ABIOVE estimates Brazil’s 2025 soybean crop at a record 167.7 million tons, with...

October milk production up 0.2 percent

More dairy cows and improved production increased milk supplies incrementally last month. Production in the U.S. during October totaled nearly 19 billion pounds with production per cow up three pounds from last year. USDA says farmers increased the dairy herd size by 10,000 head...

Broiler sets, placements up 4% on year

U.S. broiler sets and placements were up solidly on both the week and the year. The USDA says 247.440 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, up 8.883 million on the week and 4% on the year as hatcheries try to meet demand expectations....

CLAAS apprenticeship program aims to grow pipeline of engineers

An agricultural machinery manufacturer is looking to grow its pipeline of engineers through an apprenticeship program in Omaha, Nebraska.   John Schofield, with CLAAS tells Brownfield… “They have a a split role. They’re working at CLAAS, but they’re also working college classes for three...

Farmland is being lost in Ohio, what now?

An Ohio State University professor says several multi-year studies across the Midwest have shown that farmland is being lost to urban development. Ani Katchova says her study showed that Ohio has lost 930,000 acres since 2002. “Not surprisingly, most of the agricultural land that was...

2025 farm income expectations are low

An Ohio State University professor says budgets won’t get easier for farmers in 2025.  Farm Income Enhancement Chair Ani Katchova says income in 2024 is expected to be down by 4%. “It’s coming off last year’s decline in farm income,” she says. “For two years...

Ethanol production tightens, stocks rise

U.S. ethanol production trickled slightly lower over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.11 million barrels per day, down 3,000 on the week, but up 87,000 on the year. The four-week average for production is a record 1.1 million...

New soybean traits attracting costumers

The vice president of product management with Benson Hill says end users are seeking more from their soybeans. Aaron Robinson tells Brownfield… “Soybean varieties that have either ultra-high protein, low oligosaccharides, anti-nutrients, improved feed quality, improved oils for food applications, as well as products...

Organic dairy assistance deadline extended

The USDA is extending the application period for dairy farmers to enroll in marketing assistance for this year. Producers now have until December 13th to sign up for the Farm Service Agency’s Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program. The $58 million available will provide cost-chare...

Post-election farm labor concerns

An Ohio State University assistant professor says the future is uncertain for the farm labor market in the U.S. Margaret Jodlowski says the number of H-2A workers has steadily increased since 2015.  “The number of H-2A workers coming into Ohio has basically doubled every...

CHS confident in crop input availability

The CEO of the nation’s largest agricultural cooperative is confident in crop input availability for 2025. Jay Debertin with CHS says supply conditions look very strong. “We are sourcing well for next year, so I think inputs that we rely upon look to be...
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