ClearFlame Technologies CEO BJ Johnson on his company's goal to replace diesel with ethanol in semi-trucks and heavy duty machinery. 

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• This week in the markets – Cash cattle were $.50 higher this week, feeder cattle were $3 to $5 higher on light receipts. December live cattle futures were up $2.55 and January feeder cattle were up $5.70. Choice boxed beef price was $9.20, led by ribs. The Choice Box Beef price is now $11 above year-ago levels. Cash hogs were down $.75 and December lean hog futures were up $1.85 and the pork cutout value lost $.83 this week. 
• Weekly slaughter – Cattle slaughter was 564,000 head, down 101,000 from last week. Hog slaughter is 2,350,000 head – down 361,000 head. 
• Cold Storage – Pork ending stocks dropped from September to October to 448-million pounds. Pork ending stock have been low since May. Beef ending stocks rose about 35-million pounds from September to October and exceeded year-ago levels for the first time in three months. 
• US Ag Trade forecast – Total export projections for Fiscal Year 2021 were raised by $11.5-billion from August. However, livestock export value was unchanged from August to September as stronger corn and soybean exports were the driver behind the increase.
• Next week’s reports – Restaurant Performance Index, Farm Income, and a Jobs Report

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High yields and improved weed control. Those are just a couple of things west central Missouri farmer Gregg Dieckmann noticed about Bayer’s new XtendFlex soybeans.

In this Managing for Profit, he shares some observations from the stewarded soybean trials he has participated in and why he’s planting 100% XtendFlex soybeans next year.

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COUNTRY Financial will offer crop insurance with specialists to work with the state’s agriculture producers. Jason Lieske, one of ten crop insurance specialists serving Minnesota farmers, tells Brownfield he and the other designated specialists are trained to make sure they’re familiar with crop insurance guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Beef Checkoff dollars are invested in ongoing sustainability research. The Beef Checkoff looks at three components of sustainability: environmental, economic, and social.

On this episode of Driving Demand, Myriah Johnson, Director of Beef Sustainability Research with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association,

tells Brownfield the research they do helps drive consumer demand while also investing in things relevant and useful for those raising cattle.

Driving Demand is a content partnership with The Missouri Beef Industry Council.

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Farmers look forward to planting new corn and soybean products that can help boost yields. 

In this Managing for Profit, we’ll hear from two Bayer Crop Science breeders about how new DEKALB and Asgrow products are developed and commercialized.

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After 95 years of providing insurance protection for farmers and their property, COUNTRY Financial is expanding into crop insurance. COUNTRY Financial has assembled a team of ten Minnesota Crop Certified COUNTRY Financial representatives to serve the state’s farmers.

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The Missouri Beef Industry Council is a founding partner of the GROW gallery at the St. Louis Science Center.

On this episode of Driving Demand, a content partnership with The Missouri Beef Industry Council, Grow Gallery manager Maddie Earnest explains there are several components dedicated specifically to telling the story of beef and how it s raised in the United States. The exhibit, which opened in June of 2016 is accessible to children, their parents and people of all ages. Earnest tells Brownfield the Grow Exhibit at the St. Louis Science Center can truly be a bridge between urban and rural areas.

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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Director Peter Moe discusses the Arboretum's "Farm at the Arb" exhibit and its mission to share the story of modern agriculture with thousands of visitors annually. 

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