Record rainfall and planting delays have forced many farmers across the Midwest to consider taking prevent planting insurance claims. But, an Illinois weed scientist says just because fields are lacking crops does not mean weed control can be overlooked. In this Managing for Profit, Aaron Hager with the University of Illinois will walk farmers through …
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Jun 11
Trump touts year-round E15 during Iowa stop
The president’s visit to the Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol plant near Council Bluffs was billed as a celebration of his administration’s approval of year-round E15. And Trump was happy to take credit. “Under the previous administration, our leaders rejected American energy and they rejected ethanol,” Trump said. “They refused to even allow talk of …
Jun 11
Blunt: Trump’s Mexico deal is message to China
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says President Trump’s deal with Mexico sends the biggest message to China – not Mexico. On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Senator Blunt said the president has consistently been willing to use tariffs as part of international negotiations. “The president believes that tariffs are a significant positive economic tool,” said Senator …
Jun 11
Doud laments lack of access to China market
US Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator Gregg Doud expressed frustration Tuesday at the lack of export access to China. Doud, questioned at a House Agriculture Committee Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee hearing, said there’s been no U.S. poultry sold to China since a high-path avian influenza outbreak in 2015. Ractopamine issues have adversely affected U.S. pork …
Jun 11
Surge in corn drives feeder cattle, hogs lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher on short covering ahead of widespread direct cash business. Feeder cattle futures were pressured by the move higher in corn after the USDA adjusted its crop projections for the year. August live cattle closed $.52 higher at $106.82 and October live cattle closed $.70 …
Jun 11
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 11, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.27 and 3/4, up 12 centsJul. soybeans closed at $8.59 and 1/4, up 3/4 centJul. soybean meal closed at $314.40, up $1.00Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.22, down 16 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.10, up 10 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $110.67, up 97 centsJun. lean hogs closed at …
Jun 11
Mudded in crops breaking through
Many farmers have been forced to plant in less-than-ideal conditions. South-central Minnesota corn and soybean grower Sam Ziegler says a lot of his fields have been over-saturated for more than a year. “We started off with the fields not being prepped like we would typically do it last fall, and a lot of mud balls, …
Jun 11
Minnesota Ag Department denies dicamba extension request
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will not grant a request by the Minnesota Soybean Growers to extend the cutoff date for dicamba applications. Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield it was a difficult decision and he appreciates the input received from the Association. “But the fact of the matter is after talking to the University …
Jun 11
USDA winter wheat estimate inches higher
The USDA has increased the 2019 winter wheat production estimate slightly from last month. The new projection is 1.275 billion bushels, up less than 1% from May, but 8% above a year ago, with the average yield 0.2 bushels per acre higher on the month at 50.5 bushels, and harvested area at 25.214 million acres. …
Jun 11
Missouri Hemp Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Julie Harker will be on the ground in Columbia for the Missouri Hemp Conference July 30, 2019. Continue reading Missouri Hemp Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
