AGRICULTURE NEWS

  •  Government to buy more biobased products

    Brownfield 22 Feb 2012 | 6:04 pm

    The Obama Administration is expanding government purchases of biobased products. That, along with promoting rural job creation and developing a rural healthcare workforce are what the administration says will strengthen the economy and move the country forward. The President wants[…]

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  •  Another big day for boxed beef values

    Brownfield 22 Feb 2012 | 4:59 pm

    Cattle country was quiet on Wednesday with few expecting significant business to develop before Thursday or Friday. There were a few bids in the South at 126.00, and 200.00 bids on a dressed basis in Nebraska. The combination of higher[…]

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  •  Francis and Susan Thicke “Organic Farmer of the Year”

    Brownfield 22 Feb 2012 | 4:27 pm

    Francis and Susan Thicke of Fairfield, Iowa have been named the Organic Farmer of the Year by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES). The Thickes purchased their land in 1996 which they say was “a worn out and[…]

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  •  Grains and oilseeds up on demand

    Brownfield 22 Feb 2012 | 5:06 pm

    Soybeans were higher on technical and commercial buying, along with spillover from corn and wheat. Demand continues to look solid and the trade expects beans to lose some acreage this crop year. Contracts were down for much of the day[…]

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  •  Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 22, 2012

    Brownfield 22 Feb 2012 | 4:13 pm

    Mar. corn closed at $6.38 and 1/4, up 8 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $12.72 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/4 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $331.30, up $1.10 Mar. soybean oil closed at 54.22, up 16[…]

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