Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will cover the Indiana Farm Bureau Legislative Kickoff January 9 in Indianapolis, IN. Continue reading Indiana Farm Bureau Legislative Kickoff at Brownfield Ag News.
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Jan 02
Spray early with confidence
Protecting yield and managing weeds are vital in helping farmers maximize their return on investment. In this Managing for Profit, Jim French, with Bayer CropScience talks about the some of the agronomic weed control recommendations available to help farmers improve their bottom line. Continue reading Spray early with confidence at Brownfield Ag News.
Jan 01
Dealing with difficult times
One of the sessions at the recent Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference in Ames focused on ways to alleviate stress in farm country and how to help others deal with difficult times. We visited with the presenters, ISU Extension Human Sciences specialists Anthony Santiago and David Brown. AUDIO: Anthony Santiago and David Brown Continue reading Dealing with difficult …
Jan 01
Opportunities besides commodity soybeans
At the recent Nebraska Soybean Day event in Wahoo, we visited with Darwin Rader with Zealand Farm Service (ZFS) about growing and marketing specialty soybeans, and the opportunities for increased profits. Rader is responsible for expanding international sales of food and feed ingredients and non-GMO sales to the food and feed industries for ZFS. AUDIO: Darwin Rader …
Jan 01
Focusing on fungicides in 2019
A Bayer Crop Science representative focusing on fungicide says they are battling disease resistance and new diseases in Midwest corn going into 2019. “Controlling diseases is harder and choosing the right products is more important than ever.” Ray Lello, Product Manager for Corn and Soy Fungicides, for Bayer Crop Science says the landscape for growers …
Jan 01
CPTPP increases pressure to begin negotiations with Japan
With the CPTPP agreement—the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement—now in effect, there is increased pressure on the U.S. to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with Japan. USDA undersecretary for trade Ted McKinney says Japan is a top priority in 2019. “You can’t put enough importance on Japan. In fact, we’ve talked about the ‘trifecta’, as …
Jan 01
Market analyst looks ahead to 2019
A market analyst is expecting 2019 will have some challenges for agriculture. Rich Feltes with R.J. O’Brien says, “South America is on their way to a large crop. Twenty-million ton plus increase in corn, same in soybean for 2019 over 2018. We know that this China situation is still very dicey, uncertain, (and) the market is …
Jan 01
A look ahead into 2019
The New Year brings with it a great deal of hope, but it is starting out with some uncertainty because of trade issues and a government shutdown, which impacts USDA reports and services. We’ll take a look at 2019 on Managing for Profit. Continue reading A look ahead into 2019 at Brownfield Ag News.
Dec 31
Cattle, hog futures mixed ahead of holiday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed in limited trade volume and a narrow range. The market is looking for direction from the cash cattle trade – but that isn’t likely to happen until later in the week. Feeder cattle trade is also sluggish, especially with the early-week holiday. February live cattle closed …
Dec 31
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 31, 2018
Mar. corn closed at $3.75, down 1/2 cent Jan. soybeans closed at $8.82 and 1/2, down 1/4 cent Jan. soybean meal closed at $306.20, down $2.70 Jan. soybean oil closed at 27.55, up 3 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.03 and 1/4, down 8 and ¼ cents Dec. live cattle closed at $124.80, up 72 …