Month: May 2018

The House Farm Bill has been voted down on a vote of 198 to 213.  House speaker Paul Ryan’s motion to reconsider was suspended, and another vote could be coming. All Democrats, as well as 30 [Read More…]

The CEO of the National Sorghum Producers says they are extremely pleased that China has dropped its anti-dumping case against US sorghum. Tim Lust says this is a win-win for US growers and Chinese customers. [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young and Shannon Yokley will be on the ground for the Missouri State Fair Preview Party in Sedalia on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Continue reading Missouri State Fair Preview Party at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Sites will participate in Media Training for Indiana soil health, extension leaders in Martinsville, Indiana on Thursday May 24, 2018. Continue reading Media Training for Indiana soil health, extension leaders at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

The USDA’s Agricultural Chemical Use report says herbicides were applied to 96 percent of the Wisconsin soybean acres last year, and the most widely applied was a form of glyphosate.  Fungicides were also applied to [Read More…]

A southwestern Indiana farmer says the late start to the planting season might benefit some farmers including himself. “Since we’re Ohio river bottom farmers, it varies from year to year on when we can roll,” [Read More…]

A late start to the planting season has benefited a farmer in west central Ohio. Josh Yoder says he was able to prepare for the season and, when the time came, plant different hybrids of [Read More…]

The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says although he thinks the best days for the ethanol industry are ahead, he has never experienced such an unpredictable policy process. “Never before have there been [Read More…]

As of May 1, the Hay Stocks in the US are more than 30 percent below year-ago levels.  University of Missouri livestock market analyst Scott Brown says this may be the most important issue for [Read More…]

The Missouri legislature has passed a bill banning non-meat products that claim to be LIKE meat from using a label that says meat. Mike Deering, executive vice president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, calls it [Read More…]

Farm subsidies were under attack during the House’s floor debate of the 2018 Farm Bill on Thursday. An amendment proposed by Republican Representative Tom McClintock of California would phase out all agricultural subsidies.  “At the [Read More…]

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced the release Thursday of $4 million in funds meant for Missouri biodiesel plants.  The money was in arears after several years of the state’s general revenue fund running short, resulting [Read More…]

Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos criticized President Trump’s trade policy in House farm bill debate Thursday, “Today, at the end of planting season, corn growers and soybean farmers and pork producers all across the Heartland are [Read More…]