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Farmers might be looking for new ways to turn a profit with tight margins expected again in 2025. Adam Kiel with the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund says their Midwest Climate-Smart Commodity Program offers payments that align with outcomes produced from certain conservation practices. “There are things that farmers do that come at an additional The post New ways to turn a profit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Researchers are looking for ways to extend the freshness of cheese curds, and that means making the squeak last longer.  Consumers of cheese curds know the more squeak you hear while eating them, the fresher they are.  Rani Govindasamy-Lucey’s research team is working to understand what makes the squeak and how to make it last The post Researchers work to make cheese curds squeaky longer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were higher ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed numbers.   December live cattle were down $0.27 at $186.30 on February lives were down $.07 at $187.92.  January feeder cattle closed $.32 higher at $252.32 and March feeder cattle closed $.15 The post Hog futures supported by cash business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (left) with Stanton, Iowa farmer Mark Peterson at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City. A southwest Iowa farmer says his 2024 harvest was better than expected. Mark Peterson farms 500 row crop acres near Stanton. “I don’t want to affect the markets too much, but our yields were phenomenal. It The post Iowa farmer raises ‘phenomenal’ 2024 crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Pictured: RFA’s Robert White at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A leader with the Renewable Fuels Association says he hopes a federal solution for year-round E15 will get prioritized now that the election is over. Robert White, senior vice president of industry relations and market development, says there’s still The post RFA’s White discusses E15 in second Trump admin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

An industry expert says advances in technology are bringing more uses for propane to the farm. Mike Newland, director of agriculture business development with the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), says irrigation systems are a prime example. “They’re bringing a new, heavier built engine to the marketplace that will be used in irrigation.”  He The post Propane powering the farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Dec. corn closed at $4.30 and 1/4, up 3 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.90 and 1/2, down 8 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $289.40, up 80 centsDec. soybean oil closed at 43.28, down 156 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.52 and 1/2, up 2 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $186.30, down 27 centsJan. feeder The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 20, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

The USDA says farmers and ranchers hired more employees in October and paid them more compared to last year. According to the department’s latest Farm Labor Survey, wages in October were up two percent from last year and the number of hired workers was up three percent to 797,000. The results will be used to set The post Farms hiring and paying more appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans continued to follow the lead of bean oil, which followed the lead of global palm oil, while watching conditions in South America. ABIOVE estimates Brazil’s 2025 soybean crop at a record 167.7 million tons, with exports projected at an all-time high of 104.1 million tons. Ahead The post Wheat sees another round of modest gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

An agricultural machinery manufacturer is looking to grow its pipeline of engineers through an apprenticeship program in Omaha, Nebraska.   John Schofield, with CLAAS tells Brownfield… “They have a a split role. They’re working at CLAAS, but they’re also working college classes for three years to kind of build up to a guaranteed job with The post CLAAS apprenticeship program aims to grow pipeline of engineers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.