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Photo contributed by the National FFA Organization. Six students from across the country will spend the next year sharing their passion for the FFA. Thadeus Bergschneider of Illinois is the newly installed National FFA President.   “I want to meet that one member,” he says. “There’s going to be a lot of those one members, but I The post Get to know your 2024-2025 National FFA Officer Team appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A market analyst says soybean basis in St. Louis set a record this week, trying to incentivize farmers to sell new crop. “The actual bid for soybeans at St. Louis is 34 cents over, the highest for this week since 1999.” Garrett Toay with Ag Trader Talk says there’s good export demand for U.S. soybeans The post Market analyst says record soybean basis in St. Louis appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A Wisconsin teen is one of seven National Proficiency Award winners at the National FFA Convention & Expo. Jack Schuster from Marshall excelled in his Supervised Agricultural Experience working for his local Ace Hardware store. Schuster was promoted to storewide assistant manager due to his drive and dedication. Schuster gained leadership skills through training and The post Wisconsin student wins National FFA Proficiency Award appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, while still ending the week with good gains. U.S. harvest forecasts generally look favorable for late activity and recent rain in Argentina and Brazil should help planting. China bought 116,000 tons of U.S. beans ahead of the open, as the U.S. holds a near-term price edge over The post Soybeans, corn down on day, up on week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

After the fallout from Iowa-based Pure Prairie Poultry’s abrupt closure, a Wisconsin contract farmer says he gave all of the birds away. Terry Filla tells Brownfield people came from near and far to take the free chickens. “Quite a few of them went over to Green Bay to one guy. He took probably 15,000. We’ve seen Illinois The post Birds gone, questions remain for Pure Prairie Poultry producer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed ahead of Friday’s On Feed numbers. December live cattle closed $.10 lower at $189.15 and February lives closed $.02 lower at $189.92.  November feeders closed $.05 higher at $248.57 and January feeders closed $.10 higher at $245.62.  Direct cash cattle trade finished the week The post Hog futures mostly higher to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Delta Air Lines says piping sustainable aviation fuel into two Midwest hubs is an exciting early step toward decarbonizing. Chief sustainability officer Amelia DeLuca tells Brownfield converting 2,000 acres of winter camelina into about a flight’s worth of fuel is just a small example of what’s possible for the evolving industry. “We had the opportunity The post Delta highlights sustainable aviation fuel at Midwest hubs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Dec. corn closed at $4.15 and 1/4, down 6 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.87 and 3/4, down 8 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $305.80, down $4.60Dec. soybean oil closed at 44.15, down 18 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.69, down 12 and 1/2 centsDec. live cattle closed at $189.15, down 10 centsNov. The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 25, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Riley McDermott has learned about all the components of vegetable production through her business Tilled to Table. McDermott reaches customers through a roadside stand and as a permanent vendor at the county farmer’s market. In addition to selling 13 types of vegetables from her 4,300-square-foot garden, she is also in charge of maintaining profitability, setting The post Riley McDermott- National Winner in Vegetable Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Cailey Elizabeth Markley has been growing, harvesting and selling a variety of mums for five years. As a result of Markley’s marketing strategies, fertilization techniques, and quality product choices, her crop has grown from 300 to 750 plugs planted per year. Markley is a member of the Argos FFA Chapter in Indiana and her FFA The post Cailey Markley- National Winner in Specialty Crop Production, Entrepreneurship/Placement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.