Month: May 2018

South Dakota Ag Secretary Mike Jaspers is resigning to take a job with an electric co-op in the state. Governor Dennis Daugaard says Jaspers “knowledge and experience have strengthened the department.” Jasper’s resignation will be effective July [Read More…]

Several U.S. Senators have asked the USDA to extend the June 1st Margin Protection Program sign-up deadline by thirty days.  Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith says the extension would help the dairy farmers who are also [Read More…]

  The U.S. hog sector is expressing deep concern as the Trump Administration expands its steel and aluminum import tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and the European Union. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says [Read More…]

The director of national affairs for Nebraska Farm Bureau says the tariffs dispute with Mexico, Canada and the EU is very concerning. Jordan Dux says while farmers have been generally supportive of President Trump’s efforts [Read More…]

The Trump Administration says that Canada, Mexico, and the EU would no longer be exempt from US steel and aluminum tariffs announced earlier this year.  The tariffs are intended to bolster the US aluminum and steel [Read More…]

American Soybean Association President John Heisdorffer says he’s worried about the administration’s decision to apply a 25 percent tariff on nearly $50 billion in imports from China. “My biggest concern is is this going to [Read More…]

The dairy markets were lower Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Class Three June milk was down $.09 to $15.57. July was down $.11 to $16.38.  August was down $.06 to $16.87. September was down [Read More…]

Canada’s Minister of Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay remains optimistic about the NAFTA re-negotiations.  He tells Brownfield, “I just had a great conversation with (U.S. Ag Secretary) Sonny Perdue and he understands fully the value of trade [Read More…]

Land O’Lakes president and CEO Chris Policinski will retire at the end of June. The global food and agribusiness company has seen significant growth since Policinski assumed leadership in 2005. Land O’Lakes board chair Pete [Read More…]

An Indiana farmer says a successful US corn and soybean market is dependent on a strong US livestock sector and both rely on a strong trading environment. Kendall Culp, a corn and soybean farmer from [Read More…]

U.S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the U.S. will expand its steel and aluminum tariffs onto Mexico, Canada and the E.U. – and the head of Farmers for Free Trade says that will “open the [Read More…]

Many ag and commodity organizations have programs designed to develop leadership qualities in young farmer-members.  We visited recently with Adair Lents of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association about their Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program. AUDIO: Adair Lents [Read More…]

The leaders of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association say they are pleased Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson will be sworn in as governor on Friday because Parson is a staunch supporter of Missouri agriculture. Missouri Cattlemen’s president [Read More…]

A U.S. Meat Export Federation spokesman tells Brownfield the Brazilian trucker and dockworker strike might not affect the U.S. meat industry very much. Joe Schuele tells Brownfield the real impact in the U.S. will be [Read More…]