Month: August 2018

A dairy marking specialist says this week’s milk production report confirms the dairy herd is shrinking even though July’s milk production was slightly higher. “A big drop in some areas that shows there’s been some [Read More…]

The USDA says pork production during July was a new monthly record at 1.986 billion pounds. That’s up 6% on the year, with a 6% increase in the slaughter to 9.596 million head and the [Read More…]

Brownfield Ag News anchor/reporter Ken Anderson received the American Coalition for Ethanol’s (ACE) 2018 Media Excellence Award at the group’s recent annual conference in Minneapolis. Presenting the award, ACE Communications Director Katie Fletcher said Anderson [Read More…]

A senior marketing specialist with AGCO Corporation says the company is helping farmers in the Midwest maximize their return on investment with crop tour. Larry Kuster says the on-farm research program shows farmers how different [Read More…]

On Tues. August 28th, at 6:00 p.m. Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground for the Professional Dairy Producers Twilight Meeting in Athens, WI. Continue reading Professional Dairy Producers Twilight Meeting at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the grounds (Hendricks Country Fairgrounds, Danville, IN) Saturday, August 25 for the Indiana Farm Bureau Delegate Session. Continue reading Indiana Farm Bureau Delegate Session at Brownfield Ag News.      

As of midnight, the U.S. and China have begun imposing tariffs on an additional 16-billion dollars’ worth of each other’s products. This time, fish meal and wood pellets have been added to the list of [Read More…]

The USDA reports new corn and soybean export sales for the week ending August 16th topped pre-report expectations, while old crop sales were near the low end of analysts’ estimates. The 2018/19 marketing year starts [Read More…]

A central Indiana farmer says this year’s crop is the best he’s ever seen. Mike Shuter grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Madison County. “I think this is probably the best crop I have ever [Read More…]

Michigan State University has confirmed reports of corn tar spot in fields for the third growing season. Field crops pathologist Martin Chilvers says the disease has been found in Allegan and Montcalm Counties, and looks [Read More…]