There's a lot on farmers' minds as 2024 comes to a close, including Farm Bill uncertainty, trade policies, pinched margins, and market prices and yields. Compeer Financial Director of Insurance Strategies Cole Patrick talks about the conditions affecting management strategies and what farmers should focus on when building risk management plans for 2025. Listen to this Compeer Financial Podcast to learn how to lock in your bottom line with crop insurance.

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On the latest episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with northwest Missouri hunter Garrett Wood to talk about bow hunting opportunities during the late season. Garrett has a had a lot of success in his life shooting big bucks in mid-to-late December with his bow.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle, the losses in hogs, and the mixed opens in soybeans, corn, and wheat.

What to watch:

» Soybeans and corn are watching demand and South American weather.

» Wheat has questions about export improvements.

» Cattle are supported by Thursday's light direct trade.

» Hogs are pressured by wholesale pork.

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There are many nitrogen stabilizer options available to growers. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about some key features growers should be looking for as they make choices for their operation.

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about calls from producers for improvements to the dairy safety net in the next farm bill, concerns that layoffs across the agriculture workforce will continue, farmers needing to pay extra attention to chemical labels in 2025, and an emerging market for U.S. sorghum producers.

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Brownfield's Brandon Peoples visited with James Shurts, president of Great Plains Manufacturing, at Trade Talk in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the down day in cattle, the gains for soybeans, corn, and wheat, and the mostly firm finish in hogs.

Closing numbers:

» March corn $4.35 up $.05

» January soybeans $9.93 and ¾ up $.10

» January soybean meal $291.10 down $.80

» January soybean oil 42.31 up 89 points

» March Chicago wheat $5.58 and ¼ up $.10

» February live cattle $186.32 down $2.00

» February lean hogs $86.35 unchanged

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Brownfield's Erin Anderson visited with Kelli Werling, of the Indiana State Department of Animal Health, at the Midwest Pork Conference in Noblesville, Indiana.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the early gains in soybeans, corn, wheat, and hogs, and the mixed open in cattle.

What to watch:

» Soybeans and corn are watching South American weather.

» Wheat is waiting for Russia's export cap to take effect.

» Cattle are getting ready for direct business.

» Hogs are supported by packer profit margins.

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about the U.S. Treasury’s declaration that guidance on the 45Z sustainable aviation fuel tax credits is expected by the end of January, Brownfield reporter updates from the Michigan Farm Bureau meeting and the 2024 Sorghum Connection Winter Series in Salina, Kansas, and we’ll have news updates on farmland values, more layoffs at John Deere, and farmer sentiment in the U.S.

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