Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling. Beans spent the entire session lower, with influences from soybean products and crude oil, while also watching U.S. planting conditions. The USDA says 78% of U.S. soybeans are planted, compared to 89% a year ago and the five-year average of 73%, with 55% emerged, compared to 52% on average. A big question right now for beans is the final acreage total, with some expectations for an increase due to the corn planting delays.
A recent report from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture shows the state has lost two percent of its farmland over
An Extension agent says field conditions go from one extreme to the other in his county. Ken Schroeder tells Brownfield, “Standing
Market Analyst Kristi Van Ahn says last week’s quarterly stocks report from the USDA was more bearish to the grain markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is strengthening efforts to reduce the spread of spotted lanternfly over the next five years. Michigan
The CEO of Summit Carbon Solutions says securing a construction permit in Iowa was a good first step for the carbon
New winter canola varieties are helping to build marketing opportunities for Michigan farmers. Tom Butcher with ADM tells Brownfield the company
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting on direct business to develop. August live cattle closed
An extension educator says hail, high winds, and rains have pelted this year’s cherry crop. Nikki Rothwell with Michigan State University
A northern Minnesota livestock producer is interested in how automation might help her farm. Rachel Gray owns Little Timber Farms, a
