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WEBVilsack says the administration continues to monitor potential port strike. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Biden administration is keeping a close eye on the potential East Coast port strike. “For now, the message is quite clear,” he …
The Road to Plant 2025 Starts Now - Brownfield Ag News
WEB2 days ago · The Road to Plant 2025 Starts Now. October 4, 2024 By Erin Anderson Filed Under: 2024 Growing Season, Crops, crops, News. An AgriGold agronomist says getting a jump-start on planning for next growing season will set up farmers for success. Jacob Gehrls says soil testing can make a big difference. “Soil …
Weekly Livestock Market Update with Scott Brown
WEBWatch on. About the Weekly Livestock Market Update: Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner and University of Missouri Market Analyst Scott Brown give a weekly recap of the markets and discuss how it can impact farmers’ bottom lines. For previous updates, click here. If you have questions for next week’s show, submit them here.
Bonnie: Hurricane Helene’s ag impact is big - Brownfield Ag News
WEB1 day ago · The USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation says it will be months before the full impact of Hurricane Helene is known. Robert Bonnie tells Brownfield numbers are expected to be big. “We can tell you within the path of this storm the amount of liability and Risk Management Agency coverage we have, it’s about $7 billion.
Broiler numbers mixed on week, up year - Brownfield Ag News
WEB3 days ago · The USDA says 242.693 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation, up 718,000 on the week and 6% on the year, with average hatchability holding at 79.8%. 190.106 million broiler-type chicks entered meat production facilities, falling 1.985 million from the previous week, while rising 4% above a …
Early harvest exceeding expectations in NE Illinois
WEB1 day ago · Chad Kalaher, who’s territory covers northeastern and east central Illinois, tells Brownfield…. “On soybeans, early maturity early planted fields, yields have been really in a range from 70 to 100 on field averages.”. He says, “Corn yields have been very good, maybe not record-breaking this year compared to last year on some fields ...
Cattle placements up 6% on year - Brownfield Ag News
WEBAug 23, 2024 · The USDA is pointing towards an increase in market ready cattle numbers. 1.702 million cattle entered U.S. feedlots in July, 6% above a year ago, due to lower corn costs and strength in the feeder cattle market. Still, the comparison is skewed by the July 2023 placements being down 8% from July 2022. Most of […]
Previewing this week's USDA reports - Brownfield Ag News
WEBDec 21, 2023 · It’s one of the biggest weeks of the year for livestock reports from the USDA. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says this final round of reports from the USDA for 2023 has both cattle and hog producers waiting in anticipation. On the hog side, Brown says it’s about production. “Productivity gains, that now have come […]
Brownfield introduces Weekly Commodity Market Update
WEBJefferson City, Mo. (March 29, 2022) – In response to farmer requests for a weekly long-form discussion about the agricultural crop markets, Brownfield Ag News has introduced an in-depth Weekly Commodity Market Update. On Tuesday afternoons, Anchor/Reporter Will Robinson hosts an in-depth conversation with University of Missouri Senior Research Associate Ben Brown. The program features […]
Record ECB crops pressuring basis - Brownfield Ag News
WEBJan 18, 2024 · Record ECB crops pressuring basis. January 18, 2024 By Nicole Heslip Filed Under: Corn, Crops, Crops Markets, News, Soybeans, USDA. A marketing analyst says farmers are holding on to more of their crops than normal and it continues to overshadow the market in the Eastern Corn Belt. Angie Setzer is …