Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson has been given the 2019 Friend of Farm Credit award. The AgriBank District Farm Credit Council says Peterson, the current chair of the House Agriculture Committee, has long supported the farm credit system and has fought to expand financial opportunities for veteran and beginning farmers. Peterson calls farming a capital-intensive industry …
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Jul 26
Scars of #plant19 becoming visible
A sales rep for crop protection company Valent says the scars of a challenging spring are now visible across southern Minnesota. Trevor Dale works primarily with growers in the south-central and southwest region of the state. “You can sure tell driving around that (farmers) have just been faced with adversity after adversity. Way too much …
Jul 26
Hog futures up on pork trend
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were narrowly mixed ahead of the week’s widespread direct business. August was unchanged at $108.65 and October was steady at $109.90. Feeder cattle were up on the modestly lower move in corn. August was $.92 higher at $143.72 and September was up $.87 at $144.10. Direct cash cattle business …
Jul 26
Corn weak, watching weather
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, but the most active months still lost about $.18 on the week. There was a little bit more cautious optimism ahead of the upcoming talks with China. It remains to be seen what can be done in this round of negotiations following some of the …
Jul 26
Farm bill implementation continues
The 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law in December but implementation on the bill continues. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown says farmers need the certainty that the programs provide, especially after the 2019 planting season. “We’ve seen the uncertainty in commodity markets and the wet spring and summer that the safety net for farmers is …
Jul 26
Apprenticeships could help young and beginning farmers
A farm manager from Wisconsin says he has seen the challenges facing young and beginning farmers firsthand. Matthew Keesling said he had difficulty securing a beginning farmer loan. “With all of the areas that I thought I had qualifications in— veteran status, being a beginning farmer, years of management experience in the military, and …
Jul 26
Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus hosts first briefing
The Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus was officially launched Thursday during the first briefing led by Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Pennsylvania Congressman GT Thompson. Illinois soybean farmer and American Soybean Association board member Ron Moore spoke about the importance of crop insurance for producers during the briefing. Nine other Representatives have joined the caucus including: …
Jul 26
Minnesota State Fair
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in St. Paul for the Minnesota State Fair Thursday, August 22, 2019. Continue reading Minnesota State Fair at Brownfield Ag News.
Jul 26
Princess Kay of the Milky Way ceremony
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in St. Paul for the Minnesota State Fair and the Princess Kay of the Milky Way ceremony on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Continue reading Princess Kay of the Milky Way ceremony at Brownfield Ag News.