Brownfield Ag News

Precision Planting Product Manager Dale Koch estimates this year farmers will spend 20% of their crop budget or around $230 per acre on fertilizer. So This week, Koch explains how farmers can sharpen the pencil on fertilizer decisions through proper, frequent, and thorough soil testing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

- September corn $6.745 down $0.0225 - September soybeans $14.705 up $0.0375 - September soybean meal $427.80 down $8.30 - September soybean oil 68.86 up 113 points - September Chicago wheat $8.105 down $0.16 - October live cattle $144.37 up $0.12 - October lean hogs $92.12 up $1.05 Find more agriculture news at: brownfieldagnews.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Sydney Cherney was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the field. Her favorite part of high school sports is competing and playing with her friends and her sister while seeing the community support the events. Agriculture is the most important thing to Sydney. It presents new challenges every day to help her grow and become a better, stronger individual. Sydney is in...

Maysen Trimble was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the court. Maysen’s favorite part about high school sports is how you can have such a good dynamic while having fun with your friends. To Maysen agriculture means family. She grew up helping her dad and grandpa, and no matter what she was doing she was always the happiest on the farm. Maysen is involved in volley...

Lowell Berger was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. Lowell’s favorite part about high school sports is working hard and pushing his teammates to achieve their goals. To Lowell, agriculture is his family’s legacy. He is a seventh-generation farmer, and it is important to him to keep farming in the family. Lowell is involved in FFA, National Honor Society,...

- September corn $6.7675 down $0.04 - September soybeans $14.6675 down $0.2325 - September soybean meal $436.10 up $2.60 - September soybean oil 67.73 down 123 points - September Chicago wheat $8.265 up $0.265 - October live cattle $144.25 down $0.80 - October lean hogs $91.07 down $0.02 Find more agriculture news at: brownfieldagnews.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

In this episode, Mike Morris Compeer Financial VP of Appraisal, talks about the increase in farmland values. He points to commodity prices as the primary driver influencing the farmland market, but says other factors play a role as well - interest rates being one. Morris says the volume of farmland sales continues to be strong. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

A successful corn silage harvest is critical for high quality dairy rations that help maximize milk production for dairy operations. In this Managing for Profit, Sammie Brantner, a DEKALB technical agronomist provides some tips to help farmers get the most out of the silage harvest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

- September corn $6.8075 up $0.1175 - September soybeans $14.90 down $0.205 - September soybean meal $433.50 down $10.60 - September soybean oil 68.96 down 254 points - September Chicago wheat $8.00 up $0.07 - October live cattle $145.05 up $0.50 - October lean hogs $91.10 up $1.07 Find more agriculture news at: brownfieldagnews.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Market recap (changes on week): - December corn down $.06 at $6.65 - November soybeans down $.06 at $14.05 - November soybean oil down 1.21 cents at 66.44 cents/lb - November soybean meal down $19.50 at $414.10/short ton - December wheat down $.26 at $8.14 - July wheat down $.12 at $8.41 Weekly Highlights: - US weekly ethanol production was down 5 million gallons last week to 285 million gallons....

Building trust and relationships with consumers, especially in urban areas, is vital to a farmer’s success. This week, Illinois farmer Donna Jeschke highlights recent conversations she had about corn farming with residents in Chicago and how simply being present in non-farming communities can make a difference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Indiana corn checkoff dollars are used to provide farmers with relevant research to improve their operations, helps grow value and return on investment through marketing and education, and increases demand for Indiana corn. In this episode, Paul Hodgen, president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council shares some of the checkoff’s biggest success stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

Taylor Kramer was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the field. Her favorite part of high school sports is the family-like bond that is created between the team as well as the lifelong lessons that are taught, such as time management and teamwork. To Taylor, agriculture is a lifestyle of lessons and learning along with a way to provide food. Taylor is involved in so...

Aubree Kranz was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the court. Aubree’s favorite thing about high school sports is being able to play the sports she loves while having fun with her friends. She also enjoys the memories she has made and the lessons they have taught her. Through the FFA, Aubree has learned the importance of teaching others where the things we use in o...

Austin Boedeker was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. His favorite part about high school sports is playing with his friends whom he calls brothers. His friends are like brothers to him because of the close bond they share on the field. Agriculture means everything to Austin. He was raised in a farming family and thinks that everything you look at i...

JJ O’Reilly was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. JJ’s favorite part of high school sports is competing with his friends and having a fun time doing the things they love. To JJ, agriculture means security. Knowing that he can wake up and have food and produce helped him to understand the importance of agriculture. JJ is involved in FFA, football, wrestli...

Brayden Combs was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. Brayden’s favorite part about high school sports is the fans and seeing a packed student section full of students ready to support their school. To Brayden, agriculture means family. His grandparents own a small farm where they worked together to build a greenhouse to produce vegetables that the whole f...

Kail Evans was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. His favorite thing about high school sports is the brotherhood that you make within the sport. Playing sports has a much larger impact on a person than just winning and losing within the sport. Agriculture is a big part of Kail’s life. He grew up on a family farm, which made him realize just how important...

Eva Snyder was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the court. Her favorite thing about high school sports is the chance they give you to do something you love as well as the character they help to develop. To Eva, agriculture has a significant impact on not only the community but our country as well. Growing up around agriculture, Eva saw the hard work and dedication...

Zach Chambers was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. His favorite thing about high school sports is the memories that you make and the relationships you build on and off the field/mat. He has formed many relationships, both students and community members, from participating in four sports throughout high school. To Zach, agriculture is working hard,...

Proper germination is impacted by moisture, making seed to soil contact an important component of the germination process. This week, Product Marketing Specialist Andrew Feucht offers management tips and highlights planter technology to improve seed to soil contact. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

- September corn $6.5825 down $0.155 - September soybeans $14.7275 down $0.3475 - September soybean meal $452.00 down $6.90 - September soybean oil 58.52 down 422 points - September Chicago wheat $7.755 down $0.335 - October live cattle $142.80 up $0.22 - October lean hogs $91.95 up $0.42 Find more agriculture news at: brownfieldagnews.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

A new research project by University of Minnesota Assistant Extension Professor Dr. Vasudha Sharma is exploring how precision irrigation and nitrogen management affects crop development and groundwater. Join Dr. Sharma as she discusses her project with host Mark Dorenkamp as they cover nitrate leaching, water-use efficiencies, and plant development -- among other topics -- on this episode of the M...