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More rains coming to Delta
A meteorologist says hyperactive tropical weather is expected to bring more moisture to the Delta in the next week. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield “likely there’s more flooding/rainfall coming to the Delta and some of the tropical moisture could work its way outside of the Delta into the worst areas on the U.S. Drought Monitor.” He…
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Analyst: U.S. corn and soybeans not perfect
An analyst says the U.S. corn and soybean crops are looking good, but not perfect as July begins. “Good news for crops, but bad news for prices.” Michael Cordonnier with Corn and Soybean Advisor says he’s expecting corn yields to fall below USDA’s trendline due to wet conditions, but nothing major because there’s no heat…
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Beef on dairy remains profitable
A cattle consultant says the outlook for profiting from beef on dairy operations remains strong. Brady Hicks is the manager of Simplot Animal Sciences, and he says, “It has been surprisingly high and has been really good for the dairy sector.” Hicks tells Brownfield when looking for beef bulls to cross with dairy cows, look…
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Michigan’s wheat faces wet harvest
Michigan’s wheat harvest is starting in pockets across the state. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield farmers should take the crop at higher moisture levels to stay ahead of quality issues. “Last year, we did get an awful lot of rain and what we ended up seeing was quite a bit of fungal saprophytes…
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Vital Farms plans Seymour, IN expansion
Vital Farms, based in Austin, Texas, is expanding its operations in Seymour, Indiana. President and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco says the company will utilize a newly created egg washing and packing facility. “We bring eggs in from hundreds of small family farms,” he says. “What’s exciting about this facility is that it will support up to 165…
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Chevron REG calls for higher RVO levels
A biofuels market specialist says demand has been increasing for biomass-based diesel. Paul Nees, general manager of global supply and trading with Chevron Renewable Energy Group, says new production capacity has been coming online. “So much so that we’re actually starting to see some compression of margins as the production of the fuels has outpaced…
