Month: September 2022

The 55th World Dairy Expo begins Sunday in Madison, Wisconsin, and Communications Manager Katie Schmitt says the schedule is different this year. She says the [Read More]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were lower watching corn and any potential clean-up trade.  October live cattle closed [Read More]

A US Representative from Iowa says she’s concerned about production costs for farmers heading into next year. Republican Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield, “I had one [Read More]

Soybeans were sharply lower on commercial and technical selling, cementing week-to-week losses. Soybean stocks at the start of September were up 7% on the year [Read More]

An Illinois farmer says he’s reverting his organic vegetable farm back to grain to simplify the operation. Hans Bishop operates PrairiErth Farm in Alanta. “It [Read More]

The Michigan Bean Commission estimates dry bean harvest in the state is about halfway finished. Executive Director Joe Cramer tells Brownfield quality so far has [Read More]

Dec. corn closed at $6.77 and 1/2, up 8 centsNov. soybeans closed at $13.64, down 46 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $403.20, down $5.90Oct. soybean [Read More]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly down Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. October Class III milk was down $0.19 at $21.75.  November [Read More]

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in the Thumb. A 135-bird backyard [Read More]

The USDA’s index of prices received by farmers fell from July to August, while the index of prices paid was up fractionally. That reflects the [Read More]