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Hold Off on the Plant Clean-Up
FARGO, N.D. — The extended summer with temperatures near 80 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks has been great, as a few more of my tomatoes, peppers and pumpkins ripened. Unfortunately, winter isn’t that far away. Like most gardeners, there is a list of tasks I need to complete before the first snowflakes fall. One of…
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Be careful holding out for even lower feed prices
Market analyst Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield markets have given livestock producers some opportunity to save money on feed, and recent rallies might mean it’s time to pull the trigger on feed purchases. The post Be careful holding out for even lower feed prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Polish farmers set to block checkpoint on Ukraine border
Polish farmers set to block checkpoint on Ukraine border  Ukrinform
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Harvest Season Progressing Rapidly in Many Areas
Harvest Season Progressing Rapidly in Many Areas  Morning Ag Clips –
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USDA awards REAP grants to 3 ethanol producers
USDA awards REAP grants to 3 ethanol producers  Ethanol Producer Magazine
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McDonald’s sues major beef producers in US price-fixing lawsuit
McDonald’s sues major beef producers in US price-fixing lawsuit  Canadian Cattlemen
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AgQuip 2024 machinery highlights: part one
AgQuip 2024 machinery highlights: part one  Trade Farm Machinery
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Repairing farm equipment safely
Repairing farm equipment safely  Grainews
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Forecasters: S. Ga. to get less impact from Hurricane Milton
Forecasters: S. Ga. to get less impact from Hurricane Milton  Tifton Gazette
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CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound
U.S. Livestock: CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound  Farmtario
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Tampa Bay braces for what could be strongest storm in a century
Tampa Bay braces for what could be strongest storm in a century  The Washington Post
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Wheat and Corn Add Risk Premium, While Meal Weighs on Soybeans
Wheat and Corn Add Risk Premium, While Meal Weighs on Soybeans  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Cattle, hog futures mostly higher to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher on spread trade ahead of the week’s direct business. December lives closed $.02 higher at $187.02 and February lives closed $.35 higher at $188.30. November feeders closed $.12 lower at $249.15 and January feeders closed $1.80 higher at $246.17. Direct cash cattle trade…
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Wisconsin farmers moving quickly to harvest dry crops
Another dry week had farmers stepping up harvest activities as crops continued to dry down rapidly. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says 95% of the state’s corn is in the dent stage with 70% of the crop mature. The corn silage harvest is 80% finished and 10% of the corn-for-grain has been combined. Ninety-seven percent of…
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Members of Congress look to appropriations for H-2A labor cost freeze
A U.S. Congressman says he’s working with House appropriation leaders to pause H-2A guest worker program cost increases. Michigan Republican Bill Huizenga tells Brownfield a bipartisan group of 120 lawmakers is trying to make farm labor a priority issue for the four corners of Congress in the lame duck. “The Senate Majority and Minority Leader…
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From Breadbasket to Battleground: How Global Conflicts May Impact Grain Prices
From Breadbasket to Battleground: How Global Conflicts May Impact Grain Prices  MSN
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Agronomist says rain would help prepare Wisconsin fields for ’25
An agronomist says most of Wisconsin needs rain to prepare the soil for next season. Scott Rowntree with Pioneer tells Brownfield that fall rain helps during the winter. “You need good soil moisture to get the compaction-alleviating affect of frost in the wintertime, and also in the February-March time frame to help relieve compaction. Whenever…
