Cattle futures lower at midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s Cattle on Feed report from the USDA.  December live cattle closed […]

Agronomist says fall is a good time for tillage

An agronomist says as harvest comes to an end, attention shifts to field work. Kris Young, with AgriGold tells Brownfield… “We still see some compaction in some growers’ fields, so […]

EPA finalizes dropping Dacthal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its determination to cancel all registrations of Dacthal herbicides. An emergency suspension was issued at the beginning of August for the weed killer […]

Grain bag investment pays for MO farmer

A farmer in west-central Missouri says he’s not regretting the decision to invest in grain bagging equipment this fall harvest. “It kept our machines rolling and we never really had […]

Soybeans, corn, wheat all finish mixed

Soybeans were mixed. The trade is expecting generally good U.S. harvest progress and an increase in the planting pace in Argentina and Brazil. China and unknown destinations both bought U.S. […]