The USDA says corn export inspections slowed down during the week of January 3rd but remain ahead of the anticipated pace for the 2018/19 marketing year. The current marketing year runs through the end of May for wheat and through the end of August for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. Wheat came out at 260,134 tons, …
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Jan 07
Iowa Pork Producers Association annual meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground for the Iowa Pork Producers Association annual meeting in Des Moines, Iowa January 22, 2019. Continue reading Iowa Pork Producers Association annual meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
Jan 07
Protecting cattle producers bottom line
Hay costs can eat away at beef producer’s profitability, especially in a drought situation. An extension beef nutritionist says producers need to look at diversifying their feed options to protect profit margins when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate AUDIO: Managing for Profit, Dr. Eric Bailey Continue reading Protecting cattle producers bottom line at Brownfield Ag News. …
Jan 06
638 Wisconsin dairy farmers left the business in 2018
The economic downturn caused many dairy farmers to get out of the business in 2018. In Wisconsin, Ag Department officials say the Dairy State lost 1.7 licensed dairy herds every day. Fifty-four more dairy operations closed in December bringing the year’s total to 638. February and March had the least number of closings with 41. …
Jan 06
CPTPP concerns Japanese meat buyers
Tamara Heim represented Iowa beef farmers on a recent meat trade mission in Japan and South Korea. An Iowa cattle producer who recently returned from a trade mission to Japan says Japanese meat buyers were very concerned about the impact of the CPTPP trade agreement, which does not include the U.S. “That was the number one …
Jan 06
PETA erects anti-meat billboard in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska is the latest U.S. city to be targeted with an anti-meat, pro-vegan billboard sponsored by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The billboard features a Holstein cow saying, “I’m Me, not Meat. See the Individual. Go Vegan”. PETA spokeswoman Amber Canavan says cows are “individuals”, with unique personalities. “They …
Jan 04
Nebraska’s AFAN selects new executive director
Steve Martin The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN) has a new executive director. He is Steve Martin, who has been serving as ag promotion coordinator in the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Martin replaces Kristen Hassebrook, who took a position with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce. AFAN works with livestock producers and …
Jan 04
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 4, 2019
Mar. corn closed at $3.83, up 3 1/4 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $9.09 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $315.10, up $2.40 Jan. soybean oil closed at 28.41, up 23 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.17, up 3 and 1/4 cents Feb. live cattle closed at $121.92, down …
Jan 04
Japanese beetle nets in the works
A way to stop crop damage from Japanese beetles without spraying is in the works. As they move westward, Japanese beetles are among the biggest crop problems causing economic damages in corn and soybeans. University of Missouri researchers are working on a solution. Kevin Rice, entomology & extension specialist, says scouting of crops is essential …
Jan 04
The good new days?
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) is the most powerful woman in American politics. The San Francisco lawmaker made history in 2007, when she was elected the first ever female Speaker of the House. Until 2011, she ruled that roost with an iron hand, managing the House Democrat majority in much the way her predecessors from …
