USDA extended the deadline to certify 2018 crop production for Market Facilitation Program payments. The Farm Service Agency extended the deadline from May first to May 17th because rain and snow in many parts of the country delayed harvest, preventing producers from certifying acres. The payments help farmers affected by export losses because of tariffs. …
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Apr 29
Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Communications Workgroup meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Nicole Heslip will be on the ground in East Lansing on May 21 for Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Communications Workgroup meeting. Continue reading Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Communications Workgroup meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 29
Protecting pollinators, wildlife, and the environment
Following product labels and using seed-flow lubricants at planting help to avoid harmful exposures to people, wildlife, and the environment. In this Managing for Profit – Jane DeMarchi with the American Seed Trade Association talks about the steps farmers and applicators need to take. Continue reading Protecting pollinators, wildlife, and the environment at Brownfield Ag …
Apr 29
Early soybean planting can pay off
University of Wisconsin soybean specialist Shawn Conley talks about why many growers are changing their habits and planting their soybeans before their corn. Continue reading Early soybean planting can pay off at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 29
Missouri soybean acreage has grown
Missouri’s soybean acreage is growing. Tom Steever spoke to Bob Garino, State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service, who says the latest Ag Census indicates a million more acres in the last 20 years. To find out more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean farmers and their checkoff. Continue reading Missouri soybean acreage has grown …
Apr 28
Former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar dies
Richard Lugar, Indiana’s longest-serving senator, has died. The six-term Republican was known for his accomplishments in foreign affairs and his support of the agriculture industry. Lugar, 87, was a chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. He served as mayor of Indianapolis from 1968 to 1975 and served in the Senate from 1977 to 2013. In …
Apr 26
Parson: Significant progress with Corps on flooding
The governor of Missouri says major accomplishments have been made in the latest meeting with the Corps of Engineers over Missouri River flooding. Governor Mike Parson, the governors of Iowa and Nebraska – along with the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas – met again with Corps officials in Council Bluffs, Iowa today who agreed to come …
Apr 26
Paxton ‘didn’t expect it to go so quickly’
Missouri’s outgoing FFA President Paxton Dahmer presided over his last State Convention Business Session and commented that the year was history sooner than he thought it would be. “I didn’t expect for it to go so quickly,” Dahmer told Brownfield Ag News after stepping away from the podium at the University of Missouri Hearnes Center. …
Apr 26
Soybeans suffer big losses for the week
Soybeans lost money for the week, ending with a 27 ¼ cent loss on the July contract, the lowest level in seven months. Part of the bearishness in the market is the prospect of record ending stocks if a deal with China is not reached, according to DTN. The next round of talks with China …
Apr 26
CLOSING GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK FUTURES: April 26, 2019
May corn closed at $3.51 and 1/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at 8.53 and 3/4, down 5 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $299.90, down $6.10May soybean oil closed at 27.52, down 12 pointsMay wheat closed at $4.35, up 1/4 centApr. live cattle closed at 124.55, up .50Jun. lean hogs closed …