At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher on follow-through support and short covering. Feeder cattle were higher on the same factors, despite the day’s higher move in corn. The USDA’s latest export report showed beef exports were up the week and the four-week average. August live cattle closed $1.55 higher …
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Jul 05
Columbia, Missouri Agriculture Park opens Saturday
The Columbia Agriculture Park opens on Saturday. The space has multiple functions. One is that it’s the new permanent home for the Columbia Farmers Market, which operates year-round. The covered pavilion means operation of the market will be less affected by weather. “Having this shelter will just be amazing for our organization,” said Corrina Smith, …
Jul 05
Perdue addresses upcoming challenges to hemp industry
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says there are challenges ahead to help develop America’s industrial hemp industry. Perdue recently met with lawmakers and ag leaders in Kentucky to discuss their concerns. “I think what I heard was a lot of opportunity, but a lot of challenges and needing a federal framework to help guide the progress …
Jul 05
Near-seasonal pattern to settle into the Heartland
Warm, unsettled weather will remain in place over the next few days over much of the central and eastern parts of the country ahead of a cold front pushing southward through the Great Lakes Region. However, as drier weather temporarily becomes entrenched over the Northeast, showers and thunderstorms will remain a daily possibility elsewhere in …
Jul 05
FSA extends prevent plant reporting deadline to July 15th for some states
USDA’s Farm Service Agency has extended the deadline to report prevent plant acres in some states. Producers in 10 states including Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Vermont and Nebraska now have until July 15th to report acres they intended to plant this spring but could not due to weather conditions. The …
Jul 05
Seasonal warmth, scattered rains across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a warm, humid air mass dominates from the Great Plains eastward through the Ohio Valley, with Friday morning showers already developing in the vicinity of Kansas City, Missouri. While the warmth favors corn and soybean development, the potential for additional excessive moisture is unwelcome. On the Plains, stormy weather traversing Nebraska …
Jul 05
Starting Wisconsin’s Dairy Innovation Hub will take time
Wisconsin’s Legislature and Governor have approved more than eight million dollars in annual spending to create a Dairy Innovation Hub to research new products and processes, land and water conservation, and animal health. John Holevoet with the Dairy Business Association tells Brownfield creating the new hub won’t happen overnight. “The funding itself is tiered, so …
Jul 05
Cut food waste and add flavor
Cutting down on food waste can mean tastier homemade foods.Here are some tips to reduce waste and add new flavors to your meals. FOOD TANK TIPS Healthy Living ~ cut food waste Continue reading Cut food waste and add flavor at Brownfield Ag News.
Jul 04
Hot dogs considered “all-American” food
Americans eat a total of 150 million hot dogs on the Fourth of July and not just regular Americans. Find out which politicians served hot dogs and which celebrity most Americans want to eat a hot dog with. Healthy Living ~ Hot Dogs, politicians, Betty White and the 4th of July Continue reading Hot dogs …
Jul 04
Alfalfa on prevent plant acres
Unrelenting rains have resulted in millions of corn and soybean acres going unplanted. For farmers making prevented planting claims, decisions like cover crop mixes and how to control weeds have to be made. One option is alfalfa. There’s a shortage of forage this year and USDA moved up the harvest date for prevent plant covers …