The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says he’s hearing early reports of Alfalfa weevil pressure.  Tony Hancock tells Brownfield, “It may not the earliest we’ve ever been in history, but it’s definitely early.” He says some producers have already had to spray. “Some of them have sprayed twice or getting very close to […]

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Direct cash cattle trade activity was relatively quiet Friday, with a few deals reported in the South.  For the week, live deals in the South were at $245 to $246, $8 to $9 higher than the previous week’s weighted averages.  Dressed deals in the North were at mostly $385, $13 higher than the prior week’s […]

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The principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says he’s expecting a volatile next few weeks of weather. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield it’s windy, and the cold isn’t over. “We have big snows coming for the Northern Plains. The Dakotas getting into Minnesota. That’s certainly on the table,” he says. “I’ve got a lot of […]

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A farmer in south-central South Dakota says the farm received some much-needed moisture ahead of the Easter weekend. Bryan Jorgensen tells Brownfield “we’re just at one inch, maybe an inch and a quarter. That’s the most we’ve had since August.” He says fall was extremely dry. While the early planted winter wheat established well, later […]

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