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Brownfield- Ag News For America

• Brownfield Ag Weather Today September 24, 2021
  Sponsored by Pivot Bio PROVEN Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Coast States and the western Great Basin. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall in most areas from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather […]
• Make harvest safety a priority for kids on the farm September 23, 2021
  Many children take part in harvest activities on the farm – and the leading farm insurer says their safety needs to be a priority. Jason Berkland, associate vice president of risk management with Nationwide, says adults on the farm must consider whether harvest activities are age appropriate for children. “Think about, are PTO shafts guarded? […]
• Cattle futures mixed ahead of On Feed numbers September 23, 2021
  At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report.  October live cattle closed $.05 lower at $123.22 and December live cattle closed $.07 higher at $128.62.  September feeder cattle closed $.10 higher at $154.90 and October feeder cattle closed $.82 lower at $156.85.  It […]
• Southwest Minnesota farmer on edge of drought September 23, 2021
  A farmer in southwest Minnesota has been on the edge of drought most of the growing season. Chris Hill of Brewster says conditions the past few months have been “very variable.” “We might get a rain (and) got a rain, drive five miles away and the neighbors got no rain. It was very much hit […]