One of the world’s largest fast food chains considers soil health to be among its most important features of sustainability. “As a food company, we don’t have a product without soil and without the people who care for that soil.” Townsend Bailey, with McDonald’s tells Brownfield that sustainability, including healthy soil, is about doing the …
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Jan 15
Wholesale values support nearby hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day mixed with strength in the front-month contracts. The market is waiting for some direction ahead of widespread cash trade, but firm wholesale values helped prop up some prices. Feeder cattle futures closed firm on support in the day’s lower move in corn. February live …
Jan 15
A mixed day for milk futures and cash dairy Tuesday
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mixed Tuesday. January milk down two cents at $14.05. February four higher at $14.34. March unchanged at $14.93. April milk steady at $15.40. May through August contracts a penny lower to two cents higher Tuesday. Barrels down $0.02 at $1.21. Six trades were made, ranging …
Jan 15
New products launched at Precision Planting’s Winter Conference
The two new products launched during Precision Planting’s Winter Conference are designed to help farmers improve their planting system. Precision Planting general manager Justin Kauffman talks about the new products, FurrowForce and SmartDepth, how they contribute to uniform germination, improve yields, and help farmers maximize their return on investment. AUDIO: Justin Kauffman, general manager Precision …
Jan 15
Lack of market information troublesome
The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the release of information farmers, ranchers, and the market rely on daily. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says the lack of reliable private sources for the information that goes missing information during the shutdown puts producers and the entire ag industry at a disadvantage. “Trying to figure out what …
Jan 15
Tariffs Hurt the Heartland responds to Trump’s speech
A joint statement issued by Farmers for Free Trade and Americans for Free Trade, in reaction to President Trump’s speech at the American Farm Bureau Convention, says there is uncertainty and fear “among many farmers and ranchers about how the President’s trade policies are impacting ag.” Trump told Farm Bureau members he’s working to fix …
Jan 15
Consumer demand for high-quality beef is strong
A report from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) says retail beef demand is up 15 percent since 2012. NCBA director of market intelligence Alison Krebs says the strong economy is a major factor, but it’s not the only one. “Consumers have more interest in protein these days—getting more protein in the diet as opposed …
Jan 15
CoBank says politics are hurting farmers
A CoBank analyst says right now some of the largest economic difficulties for farmers have been government created. Tanner Emhke tells Brownfield farmers and ranchers have been at the front lines bearing the cost of the trade war and government shutdown, “This shutdown is only exacerbating an existing issue with financing, you can’t get loans, …