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The American Farm Bureau Federation’s July 4th Market Basket survey had the cost of a cookout at $71.22, up 5% from last year and up 30% from 5 years ago.  Bernt Nelson tells Brownfield chicken and potato salad were the only items that declined in price. AUDIO: Healthy Living on costs of chicken and potato The post The average cost of chicken and potato salad have declined in the AFBF market basekt survey appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Verizon Business and Monarch Tractors have announced a strategic partnership supporting connectivity needs of farmers using the autonomous tractor. Dave Hickey is the Vice President of West Business Markets for Verizon Business. “Connectivity is a big deal regardless if you’re in some of these major cities or in rural America,” he says. “This is about The post Verizon partners with Monarch Tractors to enhance connectivity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A technical agronomist with Channel Seed says corn and soybean conditions vary in northern Minnesota, based on when the crops were planted. “It’s like a quilt this year when it comes to the stages of corn and soybeans.” Derek Crompton tells Brownfield “the corn that went in around Mother’s Day is actually shoulder high, where The post A patchwork quilt of field conditions in northern MN appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting on the week’s direct business to develop.  August live cattle closed $.82 higher at $185.92 and October live closed $1.20 higher at $186.85.  August feeder cattle closed $2.27 higher at $263.37 and September feeders closed $2.30 higher at $263.62.   Direct cash cattle The post Cattle futures up, waiting on direct business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A climatologist says he doesn’t expect significant crop loss despite the recent heavy rains. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says there has been some flooding along the Missouri River corridor. “It will be interesting to see if the flows on the river are at a point where we’re not seeing that big The post Crop loss not anticipated as Missouri River flooding continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

An agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to be scouting for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers northeast and east central Illinois, tells Brownfield conditions this season are favoring the corn disease. “Really we have a bigger risk with later planted crops.”  He says, “Tar spot hits, let’s say before tasseling, it’s definitely going The post Be on the lookout for tar spot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Sep. corn closed at $4.05 and 1/2, down 2 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $11.57 and 3/4, up 7 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $350.10, down 20 centsAug. soybean oil closed at 48.64, up 160 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.74, down 7 centsAug. live cattle closed at $185.92, up 82 centsAug. feeder The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 3, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Soybeans saw some spillover from bean oil along with support from solid crush margins. Development conditions for U.S. beans look benign for most of the region. Unknown destinations bought 110,100 tons of U.S. beans Wednesday morning, with 55,100 tons for 2023/24 and 55,000 tons for 2024/25. Brazil’s The post Soybeans higher ahead of July 4th break appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

USDA’s dairy production report shows producers made more cheese and less whey products in May. The total cheese output was 1.21 billion pounds, up 2.1% over April and seven tenths of a percent from a year ago.  Italian type cheese production was 4.4% higher than a year ago at 505 million pounds, while American type The post A little more cheese, ice cream produced in May appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Michigan’s wine industry is strengthening efforts to connect consumers to cool climate specialty varietals specific to the mitten. Michigan Wine Collaborative Executive Director Emily Dockery tells Brownfield a recent specialty crop block grant from the state helped form the Taste Michigan brand. “I think that that brand is really going to propel Michigan wine to The post Taste Michigan unites the state’s wine industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.