CME milk futures, cash dairy markets end week higher
Milk futures were higher and the cash dairy prices were mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. May was up $0.42 at $17.80. June was up $0.44 at $18.07. July was up $0.31 […]
Emergency waiver brings attention to potential pathways for year-round E15
EPA’s emergency waiver allowing E15 sales this summer is heightening conversations on finding a permanent solution. Minnesota Corn Growers Association president Dana Allen-Tully says Congress is considering several bills that […]
MFB Young Farm Employee Award winner concerned about farmland fate
A young farmer says he’s concerned about how new renewable energy projects will impact the availability of farmland. Andrew Braun grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Clinton County with his family. […]
Iowa pork producer looks to farm bill for Prop 12 fix
An Iowa pork producer is hopeful a solution for California’s Proposition 12 is coming in the next farm bill. Trish Cook of Winthrop is a past president of the Iowa […]
Are cultivated morel mushrooms possible?
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring the possibility of cultivating morel mushrooms in the U.S. Ag economics professor Steve Swinton tells Brownfield, “Even though it’s difficult to cultivate them […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 19, 2024
May corn closed at $4.33 and 1/2, up 6 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.50 and 1/2, up 16 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $343.70, up $5.70May […]
Hog futures supported by higher pork values during the session
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were lower watching Friday’s direct business develop and waiting for the On Feed numbers. June lives were $.30 […]
Soybeans, corn, wheat bounce higher Friday
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, but still finishing the week with losses. Contracts were a little oversold and unknown destinations bought 121,500 tons of mostly new crop […]
High input prices concerning with low commodity prices, farmer says
Southwest Iowa farmer Jeff Jorgenson says the supply of inputs has improved over the last year, but some prices remain elevated. “I think there’s been some things that have happened […]
Central IL farmer picking up after Thursday tornado
Severe storms moved across the Midwest Thursday, and central Illinois farmer David Brown is thankful his planter wasn’t in the shed. The Macon County farmer tells Brownfield… “We had a […]
